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Urban hawks are thriving because of backyard bird feeders
Backyard feeders may be attracting more than songbirds, new studies suggest.
Mermaids and renewed climate resolve in 2019
The final two pages of “Mermaids” that may serve as a motivation for wise and considered decisions in 2019.
Can heat-resistant corals save the Great Barrier Reef?
Scientists in Australia are scattering 100,000 tiny larvae from heat-resistant corals across badly damaged parts of the Great Barrier Reef.
Closing out 2018 with a climate wake-up call
The final quarter of 2018 saw harsh reality begin to confront the lofty goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord and the more modest commitments of the countries which signed it. Three years on, prospects for reaching these goals and
Post-COP24, will coal and nuclear mark Central Europe’s energy future?
The fanfare of the COP24’s closing ceremony last week did little to mask the refusal of major fossil fuel producers and consumers such as the United States, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, and host Poland to commit to speedy energy transitions.
Life on Earth may be heading towards mass collapse
Cascading effects, including domino effects and hidden feedbacks, could wreak far worse havoc around the planet.