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Rare hammerhead discovery suggests climate change could be reshaping shark habitats

A young smooth hammerhead shark discovered in northwestern Spain marks the first confirmed record of a newborn or recently born individual in Galicia and possibly the entire Iberian Peninsula.

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After Strait of Hormuz, China looks to the promise — and peril — of the Arctic’s ‘ice silk road’

China has established the first scheduled transit through the northern sea route, but questions remain over the environmental and political risks.

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As summer heat waves intensify, North Carolina advocates push for farmworker protection

Agricultural workers and advocates gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week to highlight the contributions of immigrant farmworkers and the dangers they face working in extreme heat.

An aerial view of a forested environment with a slash of deforested fields running throughout

New studies portray the Amazon as surprisingly resilient, but a tipping point looms

Three 2026 studies reveal that the Amazon can regrow quickly, but deforestation and warming could trigger a system-wide tipping point in the next 15 years.
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Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists, and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube

The Guardian traveled 100 miles along the European Union’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water.

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California's Imperial Valley dreamed of a lithium boom. It just hit another roadblock

Stalled plans to turn a remote corner of California into a critical minerals and clean energy mecca have been dealt another setback.

Great white shark at the center of a school of fish

‘Our new normal’: How marine heatwaves affect life in British seas

As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common.

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In Germany, record heat meets climate action fatigue

Climate action does not seem to be a priority for the German government — despite record temperatures, heat-related deaths and drought. Why aren't more people taking to the streets in protest?
Resilient daisy plant flowering on a sandy desert with no water.

Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest

Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradation.

Seasonal farm workers work a field and pick and package strawberries in Lake Forest, California.

As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers

Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides for farmworkers, and that the problem is poised to grow as the global climate warms.

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