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António Guterres Calls COP31 a ‘Moment of Truth’ on Climate Action

COP31: Guterres urges leaders to act on climate change

Pakistani Astronaut to Become First Foreign National on China’s Space Station

Shenzhou-24 will carry first foreign astronaut to China’s station

Early Polar Vortex Weakening Could Raise UK Risk of Cold, Snowy Weather

Early polar vortex weakening could bring UK cold and snow

Copernicus Says 2026 Will Almost Certainly Exceed 1.5°C of Global Warming

Copernicus Says 2026 Will Likely Top 1.5°C Warming

Siberian Tomb Reveals Direct Evidence of Cannabis Use in Rituals 2,800 Years Ago

Siberian Tomb Shows Cannabis Use 2,800 Years Ago

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Istanbul’s First Snowfall Is Possible Toward the End of December, Meteorologist Says

Istanbul snow may arrive toward the end of December

ExoMars Orbiter detects signs of possible volcanic activity on Mars

ExoMars orbiter finds signs of possible Martian volcanism

UNEP Calls for Nearly Tenfold Increase in Climate Adaptation Aid for Poorer Countries

UN calls for nearly tenfold rise in adaptation aid

Avelino Corma Named Spain’s Most Influential Scientist in Stanford Ranking

Avelino Corma Tops Stanford’s Spain Scientist Ranking

NASA’s Swift Telescope Falls to Earth After Rescue Mission Fails

Swift Telescope Falls to Earth After Rescue Mission Fails

Ancient Coins Suggest Iron Age British Ruler Verica Was a Woman

Coins suggest British ruler Verica was a woman

Six Beavers Reintroduced to Loch Ness After 500 Years

Six Beavers Return to Loch Ness After 500 Years

Three NASA Astronauts Vote in U.S. Elections From the International Space Station

Three NASA Astronauts Vote From the Space Station

Hair Analysis Suggests Cannabis Use 2,800 Years Ago

Cannabis use 2,800 years ago is suggested by hair analysis

NASA’s Swift Space Telescope Set to Reenter Earth’s Atmosphere, With Some Debris Possible

NASA’s Swift telescope is set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere

Study Finds Possible Red Blood Cells and Blood Traces in 115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bone

Study Finds Possible Blood Cells in Dinosaur Bone

California Has More Than 60,000 Insect Species, Study Finds

Study Finds 60,000-Plus Insect Species in California

Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on the Origins of Germanic Languages

Ancient DNA traces Germanic languages’ roots

Southern Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week, With Fireballs Possible

Southern Taurids peak this week; fireballs may appear

NASA Seeks Private Proposals to Extend Hubble Space Telescope’s Life

NASA Seeks Help to Keep Hubble in Orbit Longer

Researchers Describe Ongoing Sexual Bond Between Bull and Male Donkey in Ethiopia

Bull and male donkey form an ongoing sexual bond

Fossil Teeth Reveal 30-Kilogram Prehistoric Rodent in Thailand

Fossils Reveal Giant Prehistoric Rodent in Thailand

Inca Children Were Given Cocaine, Alcohol and Other Drugs Before Sacrifice, Tests Suggest

Tests Find Drugs in Inca Children Before Sacrifice

Rare Narrow-Headed Ant Nest Stolen from Devon Nature Reserve

Rare ant nest is stolen from Devon reserve

UN Reports Warn Warming Beyond 1.5°C Could Cause Irreversible Damage to Glaciers and Ice Sheets

UN warns warming beyond 1.5°C could irreversibly damage ice

Schwarzmilzferner Loses Glacier Status in the Allgäu Alps

Schwarzmilzferner loses glacier status in the Allgäu Alps

Birds Can Experience Jet Lag After Long-Distance Flights, Study Finds

Birds Can Experience Jet Lag on Long Flights

China’s CO2 Emissions Fell Significantly in the Third Quarter, Analysis Estimates

China’s CO2 emissions fell significantly in Q3, analysis says

China Details Plan for Crewed Moon Landing by 2030

China outlines plan for a crewed Moon landing by 2030

Four Volunteers Complete NASA’s Yearlong Mars Simulation

Four volunteers finish NASA’s yearlong Mars simulation

Vera Rubin Observatory Finds Possible Dwarf Planet Beyond Neptune

Astronomers spot a possible dwarf planet beyond Neptune

Sahara Meteorite Reveals Clues to Mars’ 4.1-Billion-Year-Old Crust and Water

Sahara Meteorite Reveals Evidence of Ancient Martian Water

Study Measures Feedback That Intensifies Heat Waves in Mid-Latitudes

Study measures a feedback that intensifies heat waves

Long-Distance Atlantic Flights Disrupt Seabirds’ Body Clocks and Navigation

Atlantic flights disrupt seabirds’ clocks and navigation

Astronauts Install New Solar Array on International Space Station

Astronauts install new solar array on the ISS

Study Challenges Theory That Comets Delivered Life’s Building Blocks to Early Earth

Study questions comets’ role in bringing life’s building blocks to Earth

Researchers Identify 66-Million-Year-Old ‘Dinosaur Crab’ Fossil in Maastricht

Researchers identify 66-million-year-old dinosaur crab

Türkiye Plans More Than 20 Billion Lira for Space Agency From 2027 to 2029

Türkiye plans over 20 billion lira for space agency

Mathematician Judit Muñoz Matute Uses Models to Study Multiple Sclerosis and Cancer

Judit Muñoz Matute uses math to study multiple sclerosis

Fire at South Carolina Nuclear Laboratory Injures One; No Radiation Detected

Fire at South Carolina Lab Injures One; No Radiation Detected

Istanbul PM10 Pollution Rose 10.3% in October, Study Finds

Istanbul PM10 Pollution Rose 10.3% in October

OpenAI Says AI Solved Three Longstanding Problems in Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics

OpenAI says AI solved three longstanding scientific problems

NASA Team Details Architecture for Habitable Worlds Observatory Mission

NASA team details Habitable Worlds Observatory mission design

UN Says 252 Million Hectares of Nature Are Being Restored, Still Below 2030 Targets

UN Reports Record Nature Restoration, Still Below 2030 Goal

NASA’s Swift Space Telescope to Reenter Earth’s Atmosphere in Coming Weeks

NASA’s Swift Telescope Will Reenter Earth in Coming Weeks

WMO Says Atmospheric CO2 Reached Record 426.8 ppm in 2025

WMO reports record atmospheric CO2 in 2025

Octopuses Use Their Arms to Squeeze Through Narrow Openings

Octopuses Squeeze Through Narrow Gaps

European Commission Urges EU Countries to Prepare for 3°C of Warming by 2100

EU Commission urges climate plans for 3°C warming

Oxfam Says Private Jets Emit 16 Million Tonnes of CO2 Annually

Oxfam says private jets emitted 16 million tonnes of CO2

First Record of Siberian Rubythroat in Spain Reported in Cantabria

Siberian Rubythroat Is Recorded in Spain for the First Time

Study Finds Global Trade in Wild Species Larger Than Previously Thought

Study finds wild species trade is larger than thought

Webb Finds Dusty Water-Ice Grains in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Webb finds dusty ice in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Eight 5,000-Year-Old Bread Remains Found at Seyitömer Mound in Türkiye

Excavation finds eight 5,000-year-old bread remains

Thuringia Has Lost Around 20 Million Trees Since 2018

Thuringia has lost 20 million trees since 2018

WMO Warns of Potentially Unprecedented El Niño Strength

WMO warns a record-strong El Niño may develop

Allianz Says Germany and the World Are Falling Behind on Climate Targets

Allianz Says Germany and the World Are Missing Climate Goals

Japan to Launch First Mission to Return Samples From Mars Moon Phobos

Japan launches first Phobos sample-return mission

UN Warns Current Climate Policies Could Lead to 2.8°C of Warming by 2100

UN says current policies could bring 2.8°C warming by 2100

94°C Water Source Discovered in Gönen, Türkiye, Alongside Unidentified Odor

A 94°C water source emerges in Gönen

Researchers Identify New Jellyfish Species in Alicante

Researchers identify a new jellyfish species in Alicante

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