Burnt coconut bait leads scientists to a new mouse species in Sri Lanka
Scientists have formally described a new mouse species in Sri Lanka's Knuckles Mountain Range, more than two decades after burnt coconut bait first lured it into a trap.
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Black and Hispanic homeowners pay more for insurance as extreme weather worsens
A new report finds Black and Hispanic homeowners pay hundreds of dollars more a year than white homeowners for identical insurance coverage, with Florida showing the widest gap.
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Indonesia's wildfire smoke is sending children to the hospital with pneumonia
El Nino-driven wildfires in Borneo and Sumatra have sent tens of thousands of people to health clinics with respiratory illness this year, with children at the highest risk.
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Türkiye says it holds final say at COP31, despite Australia's negotiating role
Türkiye's COP31 president says his country holds the final say over the Antalya summit, even as Australia formally chairs the negotiations under an unprecedented split-presidency arrangement.
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Environmental groups sue Tennessee Valley Authority over coal plant emissions
Environmental groups say TVA broke its promise to retire a coal plant and is now running it alongside a new gas plant without the required permits.
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Nigeria races to build a homegrown solar industry from scratch
Nigerian startups are racing to build a domestic solar manufacturing industry as the country's blackout-driven solar boom continues to be met almost entirely by Chinese imports.
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A dispute over IPCC science is dividing the world's largest climate NGO coalition
A fight over how fair the IPCC's climate models are to developing countries is straining unity inside the world's largest coalition of climate NGOs.
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Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
A federal court ruled the Trump administration had no real emergency to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant running past its retirement date, striking down an order that cost the public hundreds of thousands of dollars a day.
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Aberdeen's hydrogen buses sold for a fraction of their original cost
Aberdeen sold its hydrogen bus fleet for about 5% of what it paid, a stark illustration of how quickly stranded hydrogen investments can lose their value.
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Hormuz Strait disruptions are pushing global coal demand to a record
Disruptions to oil and gas shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are pushing global coal demand to a record high in 2026, the IEA reports.
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GSK signs 500,000-tonne carbon removal deal with Indian farmers
GSK's new eight-year deal will pay Indian farmers to remove half a million tonnes of carbon through regenerative rice farming, while cutting water use and pollution.
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Nearly half of migratory bird species are in decline, new report finds
A new global report finds nearly half of migratory bird species are declining and one in nine faces extinction, though coordinated conservation has reversed some losses.
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