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Record January warmth puzzles climate scientists
January was expected to be cooler than the same month last year, but was 0.1C warmer, which experts are struggling to explain.BBC News - 23h -
Hottest January on record shocks scientists
Data adds to fears that climate change is accelerating, as La Niña phenomenon fails to cool global temperaturesFinancial Times - 23h -
How the EU’s united front against Trump’s tariff threat could crack
Also in this newsletter: Can Jens Stoltenberg tame the US president once again?Financial Times - 1d -
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Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species
London Zoo is celebrating the birth of 33 tiny endangered froglets after they traveled thousands of miles from the forests of southern Chile to LondonABC News - 3d -
Greenland ice sheet cracking more rapidly than ever, study shows
Crevasses increasing in size and depth in response to climate breakdown, Durham University researchers find . The Greenland ice sheet – the second largest body of ice in the world – is cracking ...The Guardian - 3d -
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
Scientists trial patch to mend failing hearts
The technology could give patients with advanced heart failure new hope, based on early trial results.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
Bird Flu Enters a New Phase, Scientists Say
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Chinese films dodging censors have no place to go. Can they crack into Taiwan?
Taiwan is an ideal place for Chinese filmmakers to evade censorship. But the island democracy has its own restrictions on what Chinese films are allowed to air.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 29 -
The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima
Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Making money online? The IRS is cracking down on unreported income
The world of "side hustles" has opened the door for many to make money in previously unconventional ways.The Hill - Jan. 27 -
Starbucks cracks down on freeloaders to reverse sales decline
Coffee chain launches plan to get more paying customers back in stores as it reports fewer transactionsFinancial Times - Jan. 27 -
A Hardened Detective and an Angry Rock Star: How a Vast Art Fraud Was Cracked
Two art fraud rings in a remote Canadian city produced thousands of paintings sold in galleries as works by Norval Morrisseau, Canada’s most celebrated Indigenous artist.The New York Times - Jan. 26 -
Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.Wired - Jan. 26 -
Astros GM: Door to re-up Bregman 'cracked' open
The door to re-signing free agent Alex Bregman is "cracked" open for the Astros, but keeping the third baseman with the team might still be a long shot, general manager Dana Brown said.ESPN - Jan. 25 -
China Cracks Down on Online Panda Advocacy
Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation
Google is pledging to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses after an investigation by regulators in BritainABC News - Jan. 24 -
Trump orders troops to the border to crack down on immigration
At least 1,500 active-duty troops were ordered to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border to help enforce President Trump's immigration orders, the White House says. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has the latest.CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray Tails
The long structures seen in manta rays and their relatives function as an early warning system, rather than a defensive weapon.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Senate passes Laken Riley Act aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration
The Senate voted Monday to pass a bill to crack down on immigration, the first piece of legislation congressional Republicans hope to send newly sworn-in President Donald Trump for a signature. The ...NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Senate passes Laken Riley Act aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to pass a bill to crack down on immigration, the first piece of legislation congressional Republicans hope to send newly sworn-in President Donald Trump for a ...NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump to issue 10 executive orders cracking down on border
President-elect Trump is set to sign off on 10 executive orders Monday, moving swiftly to crack down on immigration and drug cartels during his first day in office with a blitzkrieg of immigration ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Climate scientist: "There's no place that's safe"
Experts discuss the increased intensity we can expect from destructive weather events due to climate change, while an amateur meteorologist explains how he helped sound the alarm as wildfires ...CBS News - Jan. 19 -
How scientists with disabilities are making research labs and fieldwork more accessible
Disabled scientists are trying to make research labs and fieldwork more accessibleABC News - Jan. 18 -
As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines
As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot.NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared.
Agencies and unions have put in place new guardrails designed to limit political interference in government research.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Palestinian security forces crack down on West Bank militants
Authorities launch operation as they seek a role in postwar GazaFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
Scientists make "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women in U.K.
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
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TikTok's Founder Has a Formula for Everything. Can It Crack the Supreme Court?
As the Supreme Court weighs a ban on the video-sharing site, no one has more to lose than Zhang Yiming.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10 -
How a Raytheon Scientist Accidentally Invented the Microwave Oven
The microwave has a messy origin story. That’s how innovation works sometimes.Inc. - Jan. 10 -
As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm
Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’. It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Scientists May Be Able to Make Grapefruits Compatible With Medications They Currently Interfere With
Scientists have identified a gene that causes production of a substance in some citrus that interferes with many medications.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Hottest year on record in 2024 breached global warming threshold, scientists say
Climate scientists say the global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial was breached in 2024, which was the hottest year on record.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
WATCH: Wildfire scientist on cause of Southern California wildfires
Wildfire scientist and fire ecologist Chad Hanson discusses the factors that led to the historic and devastating Southern California wildfires and how climate change played a role.ABC News - Jan. 8 -
Scientists: "Toxic" semen could kill female mosquitoes, curb disease spread
Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink blood, thereby spreading diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Chuck Todd: Which party cracks up first in 2025?
If there is one certainty in politics these days, it’s that the status quo rarely holds. And when one party has the White House, the House and the Senate, history tells us that new status quo has a ...NBC News - Jan. 8
