COP30 in Belém Ends with an Uneasy Climate Pact and No Clear Exit from Fossil Fuels
The UN climate summit in Belém has closed with what many leaders describe as an “uneasy” compromise: a package…
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Ghadames Removed from UNESCO World Heritage Danger List — “The Pearl of the Desert” Restored
The Old Town of Ghadamès, one of the oldest pre-Islamic cities in North Africa, is known affectionately as “the…
3,500 Years of Climate History Show Arid Periods Linked to Periods of Turmoil and Depopulation
A recent study analyzing tree ring data has produced a 3,500-year-long record of precipitation rates on the Tibetan Plateau,…
Tiny Collections of Lichen and Microbes May Keep Half the World’s Dust From Blowing Away
If you go to a national park in one of America’s deserts, you may see signs on the hiking…
438-Year Old “Massive” Coral Discovered in the Great Barrier Reef in “Excellent Condition”
PICTURED: Nathan Cook, one of the members of a citizen science project that uncovered an enormous coral in the…
Fulgurites: Fossilized Lighting Bolts Shed Light on Previous Ancient Weather Patterns
PICTURED: Japan’s first and largest fulgurite, or fossilized lighting strike exhibited at the Iwamizawa Folk Science Museum. Photo credit:…