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Earthy, affordable, eco-friendly: Allure of rice block homes

It may look like an ordinary building site, but Akmatbek Uraimov's new house in Kyrgyzstan is being built with blocks of rice. The eco-friendly alternative to conventional co...

Greenland-sized sea ice lost in Antarctica, with no signs of return

Since 2015, Antarctica has lost sea ice equivalent in area to Greenland – and it has not returned, according to new satellite data. This event is now considered one of the most sig...

Coldplay reissues classics on recycled plastic records

Coldplay will reissue nine of their previous albums on clear records made from recycled plastic bottles. The EcoRecords are claimed to reduce carbon emissions during manufacturing...

Antalya launches smart tracking for endangered caretta caretta

In Antalya, two loggerhead sea turtles (caretta carettas) named 'Flora' and 'Fauna' were released into the sea under the Marine Turtle Research, Monitoring and Conservation Project...

Antarctic emperor penguins hit hard by global warming: Study

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming transforms their icy habitat, according to new research on Tuesday that warned the losse...

Climate crisis pushes Indian farmers to brink of suicide

On a small farm in India's Maharashtra state, Mirabai Khindkar said the only thing her land grew was debt, after crops failed in drought and her husband killed himself. Farme...

Amazon’s longest drought experiment reveals alarming forest decline

After a short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places where sunligh...

Amazon’s longest drought experiment reveals alarming forest decline

After a short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places where sunligh...

Amazon’s longest drought experiment reveals alarming forest decline

After a short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places where sunligh...

Japanese scientists develop plastic with rapid seawater dissolution

Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildli...

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