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With 2024 being the hottest year on record to date, researchers across the globe are addressing the temperature rise by rethinking our food systems and encouraging the switch to a plant-based
Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organsRevealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicalsRevealed: scale of ‘forever chemical’
A new study shows that large language models make trade-offs to avoid pain, with possible implications for future AI welfare
Happy Eco News Historic Delta Wetlands Return as Sacramento Wetlands Conservation Project Launches Reading Time: 3 minutes A 580-acre Sacramento wetlands conservation project will help reverse historic habitat loss while providing
Scientists say frog’s journey shows difficulty of spotting insects or fungi spread by global plant tradeA tiny tree frog hitchhiking in a bunch of roses to Sheffield from Colombia has inspired
Report criticises ‘slow progress’ on industry regulation, amid record fish mortality and concerns over welfare and environmental pollutionThe Scottish government has been criticised for its “slow progress” on regulating the salmon
Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory seeks to inform policy regarding
New research reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2-rich climate can dramatically alter how grasslands use and move water. The study provides the first experimental demonstration of the potential
If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply