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Global weather map showing temperature and rainfall anomalies linked to a potential super El Niño event

Meteorologists are beginning to talk about a possible super El Niño in the coming months, and that combination already points to maps filled with heat, extreme rainfall, and very rare phenomena

By Adrian Villellas

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April 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM

An aerial view of a coastal city facing encroaching floodwaters due to rising global sea levels.

Sea levels could rise 27 centimeters more than predicted and put an additional 132 million people in the danger zone by 2100, according to a new and alarming estimate

By Adrian Villellas

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April 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Underwater view of NOAA diver near giant megacoral inside the Maug caldera in the Mariana Islands

It stands over 100 feet tall, is nearly 200 feet wide at the base, and may be older than many famous monuments; now NOAA believes that this Maug coral may hold clues to the future of reefs

By Adrian Villellas

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April 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM

Alaska wants to resume helicopter bear “trapping” across an area of nearly 40,000 square miles to save the caribou, but the courts could block the plan before May

By Adrian Villellas

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April 29, 2026 at 2:43 AM

A scenic view of the Colorado River winding through a dry mountain valley, bordered by lush green riparian vegetation.

The new paradigm of drought on the Colorado River reveals that vegetation consumes groundwater when it is hotter, which could leave less flow for millions of people

By Adrian Villellas

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April 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM

A $200,000 challenge targets invasive mussels in California as officials race to stop their spread through hidden boat water

A reward of up to $200,000 is being offered to anyone who proposes a solution to stop the spread of these invasive mussels in California before the problem worsens

By Kevin Montien

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April 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Wild boar standing in a grassy field as a 20-year study reveals peak crop damage months

Wild boars have been wreaking havoc on crops for years in what appears to be a random manner, but 9,871 reports of damage now reveal that their incursions follow a surprisingly predictable pattern

By ECONEWS

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April 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM

Pocket gopher digging in volcanic soil at Mount St. Helens, linked to long-term ecosystem recovery after the 1980 eruption

Forty-three years ago, a few ground squirrels were released into the area devastated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and now scientists believe they were the unexpected heroes of the ecosystem’s recovery

By Adrian Villellas

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April 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Snake with red, yellow, and black underside coiled on a log, illustrating snake cannibalism research

From the United States to Australia, via Brazil and India: a world map showing the places where snakes have been observed devouring members of their own species

By Kevin Montien

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April 28, 2026 at 4:39 AM

Underwater view of ocean currents and suspended particles, representing changing sea conditions linked to El Niño patterns

El Niño could return as early as May through July 2026, and the latest official forecasts point to a possibility that has many experts on alert

By Sonia Ramírez

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April 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Half moon pits dug in the Sahara to capture rainwater and restore degraded desert land

They tried to slow down the advance of the Sahara with millions of bees… and they “melted” at over 70 °C. However, the solution that works is not biology, but geometry on the ground

By Adrian Villellas

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April 27, 2026 at 4:27 AM

Scientist examining plants and chemicals in a lab during research on pesticide exposure and environmental health

A pesticide that has been in use for decades may be causing wild fish to age from the inside out, even at doses so low that they do not kill the fish immediately

By Adrian Villellas

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April 27, 2026 at 3:54 AM

Kemp’s ridley sea turtles moving across the sand on Padre Island National Seashore.

No one understood what that strange green creature was that washed up on a Texas beach on March 7, until they discovered it was one of the rarest turtles in the world

By Kevin Montien

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April 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Fiddler crabs in Colombian mangroves where researchers found high microplastic accumulation

A study published on December 17, 2025, on mangroves in the Colombian Caribbean reveals that small crabs measuring just 1.2 inches can accumulate up to 13 times more microplastics than the mud and convert some of them into nanoplastics

By ECONEWS

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April 26, 2026 at 6:18 AM

Galápagos giant tortoise on grassy volcanic terrain in the Galápagos Islands

Between 1997 and 2006, the Galápagos Islands launched an operation that was as extreme as it was surprising to save their giant tortoises: they removed more than 140,000 invasive goats using helicopters, GPS, and a strategy that was as unusual as it was controversial

By Sonia Ramírez

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April 26, 2026 at 5:05 AM

Basket filled with freshly caught blue crabs showing their blue claws and shells

Cannibalism is decimating blue crab larvae, but shallow waters still offer them a chance

By Kevin Montien

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April 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Floodwater surrounds homes in China as rising river levels and coastal flood risks threaten low-lying communities.

Sea levels are rising at a rate not seen in 4,000 years, and China’s major coastal cities are already on the front lines

By Kevin Montien

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April 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Close-up of stingless guard bees at the entrance of their nest in Kerala, India

He is only 14 years old, used a 10-year-old camera, and won the world’s most important macro photography contest with a photo of bees in India

By ECONEWS

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April 25, 2026 at 5:09 AM

Ocean surface and atmospheric conditions influencing global drought patterns and climate variability

For more than a century, the ocean has prevented a severe global drought, but almost no one has described it that way

By Kevin Montien

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April 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Freshly cut tree stumps in a forest linked to an illegal logging investigation involving unauthorized timber harvesting

An illegal operation is uncovered deep in the forest, and the discovery of trees felled without permission reignites a silent war against the last remaining green lungs

By Adrian Villellas

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April 24, 2026 at 10:15 AM

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Environment

Meteorologists are beginning to talk about a possible super El Niño in the coming months, and that combination already points to maps filled with heat, extreme rainfall, and very rare phenomena

Sea levels could rise 27 centimeters more than predicted and put an additional 132 million people in the danger zone by 2100, according to a new and alarming estimate

It stands over 100 feet tall, is nearly 200 feet wide at the base, and may be older than many famous monuments; now NOAA believes that this Maug coral may hold clues to the future of reefs

Alaska wants to resume helicopter bear “trapping” across an area of nearly 40,000 square miles to save the caribou, but the courts could block the plan before May

The new paradigm of drought on the Colorado River reveals that vegetation consumes groundwater when it is hotter, which could leave less flow for millions of people

A reward of up to $200,000 is being offered to anyone who proposes a solution to stop the spread of these invasive mussels in California before the problem worsens

Wild boars have been wreaking havoc on crops for years in what appears to be a random manner, but 9,871 reports of damage now reveal that their incursions follow a surprisingly predictable pattern

Forty-three years ago, a few ground squirrels were released into the area devastated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and now scientists believe they were the unexpected heroes of the ecosystem’s recovery

From the United States to Australia, via Brazil and India: a world map showing the places where snakes have been observed devouring members of their own species

El Niño could return as early as May through July 2026, and the latest official forecasts point to a possibility that has many experts on alert

They tried to slow down the advance of the Sahara with millions of bees… and they “melted” at over 70 °C. However, the solution that works is not biology, but geometry on the ground

A pesticide that has been in use for decades may be causing wild fish to age from the inside out, even at doses so low that they do not kill the fish immediately

No one understood what that strange green creature was that washed up on a Texas beach on March 7, until they discovered it was one of the rarest turtles in the world

A study published on December 17, 2025, on mangroves in the Colombian Caribbean reveals that small crabs measuring just 1.2 inches can accumulate up to 13 times more microplastics than the mud and convert some of them into nanoplastics

Between 1997 and 2006, the Galápagos Islands launched an operation that was as extreme as it was surprising to save their giant tortoises: they removed more than 140,000 invasive goats using helicopters, GPS, and a strategy that was as unusual as it was controversial

Cannibalism is decimating blue crab larvae, but shallow waters still offer them a chance

Sea levels are rising at a rate not seen in 4,000 years, and China’s major coastal cities are already on the front lines

He is only 14 years old, used a 10-year-old camera, and won the world’s most important macro photography contest with a photo of bees in India

For more than a century, the ocean has prevented a severe global drought, but almost no one has described it that way

An illegal operation is uncovered deep in the forest, and the discovery of trees felled without permission reignites a silent war against the last remaining green lungs

Scientists believe they have identified the birthplace of Homo sapiens with new precision, combining fossils, climate, and evolution to redraw the first chapter of our species

Scientists propose building a wall more than 80 kilometers long to slow the Doomsday Glacier, an idea that sounds impossible because the alternative may be worse

Scientists identify a little-known receptor that strengthens bones in mice, and the discovery could open a new path against osteoporosis

For the first time in global legal history, a country has recognized the legal rights of insects, and it is the stingless bees of the Peruvian Amazon that are taking the first step toward a new model of coexistence between nature and the law

Scientists identify a little-known receptor that strengthens bones in mice, and the discovery could open a new path against osteoporosis

Naked mole-rat queens are famous for bloody power struggles, but new research shows they can also transfer power peacefully when a colony changes from within

Scientists have found 6,000 cubic kilometers of magma beneath Tuscany, a Yellowstone-scale reservoir hidden under one of Europe’s calmest-looking landscapes

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