New Zealand has passed hotly contested legislation to block lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for climate change harm. The right-wing coalition government’s legal amendment cleared a final hurdle in parliament on Tuesday night by…

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SpaceX recovers rocket that splashed down off Christmas Island

ABC News

ScienceAug 19, 2026 · 1 min

SpaceX recovers rocket that splashed down off Christmas Island

An operation by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the federal government successfully retrieves the rocket after it landed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.

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Ocean heat waves threaten to supercharge storm season in Europe

Japan Times

ScienceAug 19, 2026 · 1 min

Ocean heat waves threaten to supercharge storm season in Europe

Parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the European Atlantic coast have recorded surface temperatures that were more than 6 degrees Celsius hotter than normal for the month of June.

Japan Times

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New study links cosmic radiation to higher cancer death risk in flight crews

South China Morning Post

ScienceAug 19, 2026 · 1 min

New study links cosmic radiation to higher cancer death risk in flight crews

Flight attendants and pilots are at the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers – even more than people who work with radioactive materials, according to a new study. Cosmic radiation comes from space. Only a small amount…

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Deadly heat pushes Japan’s farmers to go nocturnal

Japan Times

ScienceAug 19, 2026 · 1 min

Deadly heat pushes Japan’s farmers to go nocturnal

Once-busy midday hours are now avoided by farmers as a mortal threat, replaced by after-dark work to protect crops, livestock and themselves.

Japan Times

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Minister confirms climate change will be in junior curriculums

Stuff

ScienceAug 19, 2026 · 1 min

Minister confirms climate change will be in junior curriculums

Education Minister Erica Stanford has directed the Ministry of Education to put the words “climate change” back into year 0-10 curriculums for science and social sciences.

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China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with steel-booster recovery after orbital launch

South China Morning Post

ScienceAug 19, 2026 · 1 min

China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with steel-booster recovery after orbital launch

In a global first, China’s leading commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in the country’s efforts to develop lower-cost, reusable rockets. The successful…

South China Morning Post

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Before and after pictures show moon crater after SpaceX crash

Sky News

ScienceAug 19, 2026 · 1 min

Before and after pictures show moon crater after SpaceX crash

A NASA spacecraft has captured images of a new crater on the moon after a SpaceX rocket crashed into the surface.

Sky News

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Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

BBC

ScienceAug 18, 2026 · 1 min

Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.

BBC

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Climate change is driving record heat in Europe's seas, scientists say

Straits Times

ScienceAug 18, 2026 · 1 min

Climate change is driving record heat in Europe's seas, scientists say

BRUSSELS, Aug 19 - Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of severe consequences for marine ecosystems and coastal communities.

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Folha de S.Paulo

ScienceAug 18, 2026 · 1 min

Extreme Drought Plan in the Amazon Brings Science and Riverside Communities Together to Save River Dolphins

Researchers and environmental agencies have created a monitoring network to identify critical conditions in Amazonian lakes in advance and reduce the impacts of extreme droughts on river dolphins and riverside communities. The initiative…

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