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As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here’s how visitors can adapt for a better experience
Visiting America’s national parks is a treasured public pastime. The wetlands of Congaree in South Carolina, the depths of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and the vistas provided by peaks in Yosemite in California are...
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Ancient crocodile relative could have ripped dinosaurs apart
An ancient crocodile relative that lived around 70 million years ago was probably such a formidable predator that it...
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How a well-trained New Zealand dog took on quantum computers – and won
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you...
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‘Punk rock’ dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered
Matt DempseyThe discovery was made by a local farmer in what is now the Moroccan town of Boulemane. It was the first ankylosaur to be found on the African continent. Prof Butler recalls the moment when he first saw...
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Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction
Environmental scientists are increasingly using enormous artificial intelligence models to make predictions about changes in weather and...
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Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact
Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University -
When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change...
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Like Reagan, Trump is slashing environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact
Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University -
When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change...
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We will soon be able to talk with other species. Which will be first?
Sophie Cohen-Bodénès knew she was onto something when she saw the cuttlefish extend two arms upwards while twisting its...
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Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe
Farmers in South Asia rely on the summer monsoon’s rainfall, but extreme monsoon rains in recent years have been destructive and deadly.Since July, flooding during the 2025 summer monsoon has killed more than 700 people...
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Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaTrapped in underground rocks, a potential energy resource has eluded generations of British politicians.It's called shale gas and the method of getting it out of the ground, known as fracking, has proved politically difficult.Fracking, short for...
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Ebola in DR Congo: New outbreak kills 15
At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of...