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In many rivers, only a small amount of streamflow remains for nature after water is diverted for hydropower production. In light of climate change and biodiversity loss, this is having increasingly serious consequences. Researchers from WSL,...
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore...

China landslide death toll rises to 31 after dozens buried in freezing winter temperatures

The death toll from a landslide in southwest China has risen to 31, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers comb mud, snow and...

Japan earthquake death toll rises as PM warns of ‘battle against time’ to rescue survivors

The number of people killed after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan has risen to at least 62. A series of quakes struck Ishikawa...

China earthquake death toll rises to 148

The toll from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands...

How you can become a fossil after death

Less than one-10th of 1% of all species that have ever lived became fossils. But from skipping a coffin to avoiding Iran, there are...

‘Life is over’: A newspaper’s death near Turkey earthquake epicentre

Pazarcık, Turkey — Suat Yenipınar was in his fifth-floor apartment with his grandson, when last week’s earthquake woke him up. “When the earthquake happened I grabbed him and...

Spain confirms first death from 2021 volcano eruption

The first death from a months-long volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma island in 2021 has been confirmed after a court ruled Monday that...

Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

Tens of millions of people across Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland...

Air pollution responsible for 180,000 excess deaths in tropical cities

The international team of scientists aimed to address data gaps in air quality for 46 future megacities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East...

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