The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has become a key outpost for Arctic science. But geopolitical tensions are complicating research efforts.
Learn more: https://t.co/RzjSgoZY44 @NewsfromScience
C/2014 UN271 may be the largest Oort Cloud comet ever discovered.
The last time it passed through the inner solar system, humans did not yet exist.
(Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Bernardinelli & G. Bernstein/DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys)
Learn more about the marine lions of the Skeleton Coast, a pride of 8 lions that live in an unforgiving habitat off of Cape fur seals. https://t.co/Ix9zuBD05D
Water temperatures around Australia's Great Barrier Reef were the warmest they've been in over 400 years this year, according to new research.
Scientists say the reef is facing "catastrophic damage."
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate#climate#energy#renewables
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Why the Amazon and Congo are non-negotiable. 🧵
1. The Amazon holds 150-200 billion tons of carbon.
2. The Congo holds another 60 billion.
If we release that, the Paris Agreement is dead.
We cannot offset our way out of deforestation.
We must stop it at the source. End ecocide. 🌍
The beauty of coral reefs is unmatched—colorful, vibrant, and full of life. 🌈 🐠
Let's work together to protect these delicate ecosystems before it's too late. Help make a difference today: https://t.co/V00l8yyOsx
The African Water Forum is taking place in N'Djamena, #Chad 🇹🇩 on July 15–16. On the agenda:
🔹strengthening collaboration
🔹endorsing the WASH+ Investment Roadmap
🔹and mobilizing the leadership & financing needed to accelerate continental #WaterSecurity
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Our remaining forests in the Amazon & Congo Basin MUST be protected.
They're not "trees". They're our planet's AC, water pump, and carbon vault.
Deforestation = Ecocide
A curious goat helped escort a group of Colorado firefighters to a blaze, even helping to eat some bushes and prevent them from catching fire along the way. https://t.co/qv6G8Hps6y
How did Earth's largest ice sheet form? 🧊 Research reveals that geological processes deep beneath Antarctica lifted the continent enough for snow and ice to persist, forming the East Antarctic Ice Sheet 45 million years ago.
📷 Lewis Pugh Foundation
https://t.co/LuNkdMPvhE
“The Arctic is currently warming at four times the rate experienced by the rest of the planet. But the Antarctic has started to catch up, so that it is already warming twice as quickly as the planet overall.” https://t.co/gTDinE6ClH
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate#climate
🌡️ Western Europe recorded its warmest June on record in 2026.
📈 According to the latest #CopernicusEU Climate Change Service bulletin, temperatures peaked at +9°C above avg across parts of 🇫🇷 and 🇩🇪 during the late-June heatwave.
🔗 https://t.co/tW12y1cXDg
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July issue out now: including content on fire-driven peat carbon loss, ice sheet regime shifts with warming, as well as a Focus on oceanic intraplate volcanism, and more!
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Some of Japan's most valuable trees are moved instead of cut down
Before they're relocated, specialists can spend months preparing the roots to give the tree the best chance of surviving in its new home
📢 BREAKING NEWS: From desert frog to deep-sea molluscs, remarkable species at risk – @IUCNRedList
Learn more in the latest IUCN Red List update https://t.co/LerLdtjXjD
Plastic does NOT belong in America's beloved national parks.
Pollution greatly impacts the treasured wildlife and ecosystems that make these natural spaces so special.
This #PlasticFreeJuly, tell U.S. Congress to step up for our parks. 👉 https://t.co/iFNTmrZmiX