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170 years of records show where Canada’s kelp forests survive best

170 years of records show where Canada’s kelp forests survive best

Recent historic charts and satellite data illustrate the impressive durability of kelp forests on Vancouver Island. In cooler, wave-exposed zones, eighty-eight percent of kelp survived over a century, while warmer, sheltered waters faced a…

Marmots on OnlyFans: Researchers turn to the internet for funding

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Marmots on OnlyFans: Researchers turn to the internet for funding

Funding has always been a challenge for Dan Blumstein's long-term study of yellow-bellied marmots, even more so since the Trump administration started defunding some environmental research. So he and his team are posting videos of the…

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Firefighter films wildfire using smart glasses in France's Gironde

Firefighter films wildfire using smart glasses in France's Gironde

Footage captured by a firefighter filming with his smart glasses shows his colleagues battling the blaze in the village of Le Las, in France's Gironde department, on July 27, 2026.

Why mosquitoes are choosing human blood more often, according to scientists

Why mosquitoes are choosing human blood more often, according to scientists

Scientists observed mosquitoes in Brazil's Atlantic Forest feeding on humans more often. This shift suggests habitat loss is pushing mosquitoes towards human hosts. DNA analysis revealed this surprising feeding pattern in protected forest…

Two firefighters killed battling a wildfire on Greek island of Crete

Straits Times

Two firefighters killed battling a wildfire on Greek island of Crete

ATHENS, July 29 - Two Greek firefighters died on Wednesday after they were trapped in the blaze they were battling on the island of Crete, the Greek Fire Service said.

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'Rethink the forest' amid unprecedented wildfires: Return to 'ancestral ways of managing the land'?

'Rethink the forest' amid unprecedented wildfires: Return to 'ancestral ways of managing the land'?

Stuart Norval welcomes Jean-Luc Gleyze, President of the Departmental Council of the Gironde, and Stéphane Delpeyrat-Vincent, former firefighter and founder of WARUCENE, a research firm specialising in wildfire prevention. The Gironde…

Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in Germany – but negative electricity prices still rife

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Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in Germany – but negative electricity prices still rife

Despite several setbacks to electrification, Germany is expected to phase out coal much faster than originally planned.

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The population of an endangered Australian bat suddenly dropped by up to 16%. No one knows why

The population of an endangered Australian bat suddenly dropped by up to 16%. No one knows why

Exclusive: Scientists say about 5,000 fewer southern bent-wing bats have been recorded at a key maternity site for the species Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A sudden decline in critically endangered bats is…

Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told

Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told

Clean Energy Council calls for a national, legislated scheme to funnel benefits of hosting renewables projects back to local councils Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Organised…

Bird flu is spreading locally and Australia faces more wildlife deaths. How bad could it get?

Bird flu is spreading locally and Australia faces more wildlife deaths. How bad could it get?

Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia has entered a new phase in dealing with the…

Pelicans learn to avoid river otters after 73 birds killed in lagoon

Pelicans learn to avoid river otters after 73 birds killed in lagoon

Along California's Abbotts Lagoon, river otters have been spotted hunting brown pelicans, resulting in the discovery of seventy-three deceased pelicans during nineteen research visits. This unexpected predation correlates with the rising…

A decade on the Iberian frontline has shown me that Europe’s climate emergency is impossible to deny

A decade on the Iberian frontline has shown me that Europe’s climate emergency is impossible to deny

What once felt exceptional now arrives with grim regularity all over the continent, and it will only get worse • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Spain has changed immeasurably since I arrived here 10 years…