Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?
A cold, wet nose is often taken as proof that a dog is healthy. Reality is narrower: a healthy animal may brie...
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EU’s First Full-Scale Carbon Storage Project Begins Operations
INEOS Energy on Friday announced the opening of Greensand, presented as the European Union’s first full-scale...
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Why Do We See Lightning Before We Hear Thunder?
Lightning and thunder are two faces of the same discharge. The channel heats violently; air expands and makes...
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How Do Birds Find Their Way During Migration?
Migrating birds do not carry a single “GPS”. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and USGS describe a set of cues th...
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EPA Eliminates Federal Greenhouse Gas Limits for Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced the repeal of federal rules that limited greenhouse-gas e...
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How Does a Lightning Rod Protect a Building?
A lightning rod does not repel a strike and does not “lure” lightning like bait. It is an interception point:...
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156 years since the Old Faithful geyser received its name
18 September 2026 marks 156 years since members of the Washburn–Langford–Doane expedition named Old Faithful,...
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Why Is the Ocean Salty?
River water usually tastes almost neutral; seawater is salty. Not because rivers carry no salts, but because t...
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Why Do Cats Purr—and Why It Does Not Always Mean Happiness
The sofa purr is often, correctly, read as contentment. Cats also purr when frightened, hurt, ill or asking fo...
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Why Does Rain Have a Smell? The Science Behind the Scent of Wet Earth
The earthy smell after a summer shower seems to come from the water itself. The drop, however, has almost no a...
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Latin America accounted for 85% of environmental-defender killings in 2025
At least 124 people defending land, forests, water and communities were killed in 2025, according to Global Wi...
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Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier collapse more likely, analysis finds
Human-caused climate change probably contributed to the conditions behind the ice and rock collapse on 26 Augu...
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