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Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work
Fire fighters tackle a wildfire in the Aveiro region of Portugal, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Firefighters are battling blazes in the region of Aveiro and other areas of northern Portugal for a fourth day after temperatures increased earlier this week. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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How the source of your tissues and toilet paper is fueling wildfires thousands of miles away
A satellite Image of Robert Island on the Antarctic Peninsula showing vegetation.
Tom Roland
Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is turning green. Here’s what they found
The Matterhorn mountain looms above the valley that includes the village of Zermatt on January 7, 2022 near Zermatt, Switzerland.
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Italy and Switzerland have agreed to shift their shared border in the Alps. Here’s why
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: An aerial view of the Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station emitting steam on January 10, 2024 in Nottingham, England. Ratcliffe On Soar power station, operated by German owned Uniper, is one of the last coal fired stations in the UK and is put into operation when requested by the National Grid. The UK government has committed to ending coal fired power generation by 2024. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant
Part of the Negro River is visible amid a severe drought in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
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Stark before-and-after pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers
Two Just Stop Oil protesters sitting on the floor after they have thrown tinned soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London on October 14, 2022.
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UK court hands prison terms to climate activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
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KIRUNA, SWEDEN - MARCH 07: A general view of the frozen landscape outside the city on March 07, 2024 in Kiruna, Sweden. Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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Mysterious magma in extinct volcanoes may be filled with elements needed to power the future
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 15: California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference outside of an Amazon distribution facility on November 15, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Bonta announced that Amazon Inc. will have to pay a $500,000 fine after the company failed to adequately notify workers and officials about coronavirus cases at its facilities pursuant to California Assembly Bill 865. The bill also requires companies to share COVID-19 safety plans, benefits and protections with employees. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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California sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit
This handout photo shows a polar bear that was shot by the police after being considered a threat to people nearby, authorities said, in Westfjords, Iceland, Thursday Sept. 19, 2024. The bear was shot near a summer home in the Westfjords in the north west tip of Iceland. (Ingvar Jakobsson via AP)
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A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the Economic Club of Washington D.C., in Washington, U.S., September 19, 2024.
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Biden speaks Tuesday in NYC to draw contrast between Democrats and Republicans on energy and climate
Tourist kayaking inside a floating iceberg from the Valdez Glacier in Alaska.
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Tourists are rushing to see glaciers before they disappear. The trips are turning deadly.
Thwaites Glacier in western Antartica in 2019.
Robert Larter
Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet
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The US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race
Mana Pools National Park. African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking in water. Zimbabwe. (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought