43 h. ago Extreme heatwaves may cause global decline in dairy production, scientists warn

Israel-based study finds that by 2050 average daily milk production could be reduced by 4% as a result of worsening heat stressDairy production will be threatened by the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves, a study has found.Drawing on records from more than 130,000 cows over a period of 12 years, the researchers report that extreme heat reduces dairy cows’ ability to produce milk by 10%. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating

News comes as research finds record lows of Antarctic sea ice had seen more icebergs splintering off ice shelvesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists analysing the cascading impacts of record low levels of Antarctic sea ice fear a loss of critical US government satellite data will make it harder to track the rapid changes taking place at both poles.Researchers around the globe were told last week the US Department of Defence will stop processing and providing the data, used in studies on the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, at the end of this month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating – but the US is halting data sharing

News comes as research finds record lows of Antarctic sea ice had seen more icebergs splintering off ice shelvesScientists analysing the cascading impacts of record low levels of Antarctic sea ice fear a loss of critical US government satellite data will make it harder to track the rapid changes taking place at both poles.Researchers around the globe were told last week the US Department of Defence will stop processing and providing the data, used in studies on the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, at the end of this month. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Boffins' plans to build human DNA could lead to real life Frankensteins, experts warn

Medics plan to create life's building blocks in a lab to find treatments for incurable diseases - but in the wrong hands it could unleash horror, scientists warn

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9 d. ago Scientists warn of surprising amount of microplastics found in glass and plastic bottles

Paint on bottle caps could be main contamination source, researchers suspect

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1 week ago Glass bottles may contain more microplastics than plastic ones, scientists warn

Paint on bottle caps could be main contamination source, researchers suspect

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1 week ago The microplastics lurking in your kitchen cupboards: Experts reveal the popular products that release the most dangerous particles

Plastic food packaging is leaving us constantly exposed to tiny microplastics and even smaller 'nanoplastics', scientists in Switzerland warn.

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1 week ago More than 500 bird species face EXTINCTION in the next 100 years thanks to climate change, scientists warn

A new study predicts that climate change and habitat loss could cause more than 500 bird species to disappear in the next century.

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1 week ago Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth

Researchers say satellites may be at risk and impact could create a spectacular meteor shower in the skies If a giant asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032 it could send lunar debris hurtling towards Earth, researchers have said, posing a risk to satellites but also creating a rare and spectacularly vivid meteor shower visible in the skies.Asteroid 2024 YR4 triggered a planetary defence response earlier this year after telescope observations revealed the “city killer” had a 3% chance of colliding with Earth. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Gulf Stream is on the verge of COLLAPSING, scientists warn

In the 2004 film 'The Day After Tomorrow', Earth enters a sudden period of flash freezing due to the collapse of the Gulf Stream. Now, a study has revealed that this could soon become a reality.

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2 w. ago Mini black holes could be hiding in your HOME, scientists warn

Scientists now say that thousands of tiny black holes could be whizzing through your home at this very moment.

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2 w. ago Scientists blame climate change for the UK heatwave: 32°C temperatures were made 100 TIMES more likely by global warming.

As the UK braces for the first heatwave of 2025, scientists warn that climate change is responsible.

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2 w. ago Climate change is coming for your G&T! Global warming could change the taste of gin, scientists warn

If there's one thing the Brits take seriously, it's their gin and tonic. But the subtle fusion of flavours is at risk, experts have warned - with climate change to blame.

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2 w. ago Just three years left before 1.5C climate target slips out of reach, scientists warn

Scientists warn world may exceed Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit as early as February 2028 as greenhouse gas emissions continue rising

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2 w. ago Time is running out to curb climate change: Window to avoid 1.5°C of warming will close in just 3 YEARS if CO2 emissions continue at current rate, scientists warn

Time is running out to curb climate change, scientists have warned in a major new report. With the remaining carbon budget only expected to last three years.

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2 w. ago Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come

A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the Earth will be pretty much locked into hitting the internationally agreed upon preferred limit for global warming

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2 w. ago Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn

Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human sufferingThe planet’s remaining carbon budget to meet the international target of 1.5C has just two years left at the current rate of emissions, scientists have warned, showing how deep into the climate crisis the world has fallen.Breaching the target would ramp up the extreme weather already devastating communities around the world. It would also require carbon dioxide to be sucked from the atmosphere in future to restore the stable climate in which the whole of civilisation developed over the past 10,000 years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago World now in ‘crunch time’ to avoid higher levels of warming, UN scientists warn

Drivers of climate change are ‘all moving in the wrong direction’, the team of international scientists said.

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2 w. ago UK to see increase in sharks, rays and native oysters due to rising sea temperatures

While some species could thrive in warmer British waters, scientists warn others could struggle

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2 w. ago ‘City killer’ asteroid on collision course with Moon could damage satellites

Researchers call for measures being taken to safeguard Earth from asteroids to be extended to Moon

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