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Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay.Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay. Read More

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially.Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. Read More

Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re are burning more than ever before.Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re are burning more than ever before. Read More

The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans.The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans. Read More

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug.It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug. Read More

Rates of gonorrhea declined in 2023, while diagnoses of syphilis and chlamydia held roughly steady, according to new C.D.C. data.Rates of gonorrhea declined in 2023, while diagnoses of syphilis and chlamydia held roughly steady, according to new C.D.C. data. Read More

No one saw a Mekong giant salmon carp for 15 years, but then the species was spotted in areas of Cambodia that suggest it may be found in more locations.No one saw a Mekong giant salmon carp for 15 years, but then the species was spotted in areas of Cambodia that suggest it may be

Negotiators at the summit in Azerbaijan fear that the return of Donald Trump will sap momentum for global climate action.Negotiators at the summit in Azerbaijan fear that the return of Donald Trump will sap momentum for global climate action. Read More

Excessive drinking persisted in the years after Covid arrived, according to a new data.Excessive drinking persisted in the years after Covid arrived, according to a new data. Read More

Much of the understanding of the seventh planet comes from a brief flyby nearly 40 years ago, which researchers now say overlapped with an exceptional solar event.Much of the understanding of the seventh planet comes from a brief flyby nearly 40 years ago, which researchers now say overlapped with an exceptional solar event. Read More