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Net-zero pledges growing but integrity lacking: study 23 Sep 2024 - 01:21 pm
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Thousands of fires are burning in the drought-wracked Amazon 22 Sep 2024 - 06:10 pm
Floating houses are seen stranded in Aleixo Lake due to the severe drought in the west of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil, on September 20, 2024. (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP)
Researchers decode oldest human DNA from SAfrica to date 22 Sep 2024 - 04:00 pm
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How plastic pollution poses challenge for Canada marine conservation 20 Sep 2024 - 04:44 pm
Laurence Martel, Plastic Pollution Coordinator of the Blue Organization sorts through trash collected on the shore and in the water of the Saguenay Fjord during the Blue Expedition, in Petit-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, July 24, 2024. (Photo by Sebastien ST-JEAN / AFP)
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance 19 Sep 2024 - 12:42 pm
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Plastics: navigating the maze of dizzying acronyms 16 Sep 2024 - 04:27 pm
A man walks past plastic bottles on a street in Hanoi on September 16, 2024. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
Environment takes centre stage as global summits loom 16 Sep 2024 - 02:49 pm
This picture taken on September 11, 2023 shows Moon Jellyfish (with rings) and Sting Jellyfish (yellow-orange inside) among a smack of a several thousand swimming off Seglvik, in northern Norway. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)
'Easy, convenient, cheap': how single-use plastic rules the world 16 Sep 2024 - 01:44 pm
Desserts being packed in single-use plastic containers and bags at a traditional Thai dessert shop in Bangkok. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
'Disappeared completely': melting glaciers worry Central Asia 16 Sep 2024 - 11:03 am
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Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk 15 Sep 2024 - 07:06 pm
This handout photo provided by SpaceX and Polaris on September 15, 2024 shows the manned Polaris Dawn mission's
SpaceX makes history with first spacewalks by private citizens 12 Sep 2024 - 04:37 pm
This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called
SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew set for historic private spacewalk 12 Sep 2024 - 11:01 am
This handout image released by SpaceX on September 10, 2024 shows a view of Earth and the Dragon capsule's Skywalker shortly after the Polaris Dawn crew launched into orbit. (Photo by SPACEX / AFP)
Methane rising faster than other greenhouse gases: researchers 10 Sep 2024 - 11:33 am
(Files) Coal is sorted into piles at a coal yard at the port in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on July 16, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
US statewide bans on plastic bags reduced beach pollution: analysis 09 Sep 2024 - 09:32 pm
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Boeing's beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts 06 Sep 2024 - 04:58 pm
The Boeing company logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 04, 2024 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP.
UN's Guterres issues 'global SOS' over fast-rising Pacific ocean 27 Aug 2024 - 03:23 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres makes remarks during a site visit to the Ha'atafu Beach, an area affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami in 2022, in Tongatapu on August 27, 2024. Photo by TUPOU VAIPULU / AFP
Window to save future of Australia's Great Barrier Reef closing rapidly: report 24 Aug 2024 - 10:06 am
This picture taken on March 7, 2022 shows the current condition of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. Photo by Glenn NICHOLLS / AFP
Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way 22 Aug 2024 - 04:20 pm
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