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As part of a 30-year programme to restore wildlife, a huge expanse of the Scottish Highlands running between the west coast and Loch Ness will be rewilded. The Affric Highlands effort, which encompasses the Kintail mountain range as well as the glens Cannich, Moriston, and Shiel, aims to promote connected …

Peabody Energy, a US coal mining behemoth, has frequently submitted false greenhouse gas emissions reports to the Australian government, raising concerns about the validity of national climate statistics based on industry evaluations. Peabody had a history of making erroneous reports mandated by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act due …

UNESCO is going to consider six mines for designation as global historic sites, Japan’s prime minister announced on Friday, despite South Korean concerns that the move is improper because forced workers were utilized there during WWII. The gold and silver mines on the island of Sado were chosen by Japan’s …

The massive volcanic eruption sent shockwaves around the globe. On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption reached a climax. Its rapid release of energy not only fueled an ocean tsunami that wreaked havoc as far as the West Coast of the United States, but it also created pressure …

Omicron was unexpected, but experts say it’s too early to tell where the pandemic is headed because the delta form is still circulating. The coronavirus has astonished scientists at every turn. The appearance of the omicron version this fall, with a genesis story that specialists say remains a mystery, was …

In 2021, the Model 3 from Tesla accounts for nearly two-thirds of all electric vehicles sold in Australia, with an EV market share of 2.39 percent. After years of lagging sales, the number of new electric vehicles sold in Australia has tripled, thanks to state government incentives to encourage their …

The delighted new foster parents of a fuzzy-haired baby are two male Humboldt penguins who adopted an egg during breeding season — and the New York zoo where it hatched says it’s the first-ever same-sex couple to take on this responsibility. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse has been working …

Octopuses are creatures from outer space. That sounds like the first line of a cheesy science fiction film from the days of black and white Hollywood. However, it is the most important component of the argument in a research paper published in a peer-reviewed publication. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular …

At 5,771 mph (9,288 km/h), the rocket is scheduled to collide with our lunar neighbor. Astronomers have projected that a SpaceX rocket launched nearly seven years ago will crash into the moon. The Falcon 9 rocket was launched in February 2015 as part of a mission to carry a climate …

Brown rushed off the field in the second half of the Buccaneers’ eventual win over the New York Jets. At the moment, Tampa Bay was losing at MetLife Stadium. Despite the Buccaneers’ orders, AB declined to play in the game because he didn’t feel comfortable doing so with a sprained …