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by Coral Davenport and John Schwartz on September 30, 2020 at 4:43 pm

Also this week, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

by WIRED Staff on September 30, 2020 at 4:00 pm

Join us for this year's final installment of WIRED25, and check out the replay of our past sessions.

on September 30, 2020 at 3:31 pm

Trump and Biden Diverged Widely and Wildly During the Debate’s Donnybrook on Climate Change  InsideClimate News

by Ben Goldfarb on September 30, 2020 at 3:17 pm

Fires should help wildlife flourish, but animals have nowhere left to hide.

on September 30, 2020 at 2:51 pm

Could plants and fungi end hunger, create medicines and fight global warming?  CGTN

on September 30, 2020 at 2:38 pm

The COVID-Climate Nexus by Jeffrey Frankel  Project Syndicate

by Veronica Penney on September 30, 2020 at 2:37 pm

Historically, trees and city parks in America go to wealthy, white neighborhoods. Now, a program in Colorado’s capital is trying to correct that injustice.

by Veronica Penney on September 30, 2020 at 2:37 pm

Historically, trees and city parks in America go to wealthy, white neighborhoods. Now, a program in Colorado’s capital is trying to correct that injustice.

on September 30, 2020 at 2:07 pm

Volcano news: Volcanic eruptions could help in the fight against climate change  Daily Express

on September 30, 2020 at 2:05 pm

Germany welcomes China climate goal, sees need for EU action  Huron Daily Tribune

on September 30, 2020 at 1:56 pm

Global Warming Has Caused the Ocean to Become More Layered  AZoCleantech

by Katie Thomas on September 30, 2020 at 1:53 pm

Despite slim chances that its vaccine will be ready by October, Pfizer has big incentives to hint that it might be.

by Lucas Joel on September 30, 2020 at 1:51 pm

To settle a lengthy debate, a team of paleontologists says the specimen unearthed in the 19th century was shed by an archaeopteryx.

on September 30, 2020 at 1:49 pm

Trump on Whether Human Pollution Contributes to Global Warming: 'I Think to an Extent, Yes'  CNSNews.com

on September 30, 2020 at 1:05 pm

Global Warming is Revealing 'Mummies' of Adelie Penguins Preserved in Antarctica Snow  News18

by Adrienne So on September 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm

There are now three versions of Apple's popular fitness smartwatch. Here's our guide to them all.

by Julie Muncy on September 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm

The new remaster of the classic games series recalls both the late-1990s—and the carefree days before Covid-19 lockdowns.

on September 30, 2020 at 12:50 pm

When Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, the crew brought devices with them called retroreflectors, which are essentially small arrays of mirrors.

on September 30, 2020 at 12:30 pm

How scientists can attribute parts of 2020’s hurricanes and wildfires to climate change  Vox.com

by Arielle Pardes on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 pm

A new update allows for cross-platform messaging for the first time within the Facebook family of apps.

on September 30, 2020 at 11:54 am

Fact-checking climate change comments in first presidential debate  WDIV ClickOnDetroit

by Heather Murphy on September 30, 2020 at 11:50 am

Tens of thousands of residents must evacuate their homes, and more than 100 wineries in Napa Valley are at risk of burning.

by Heather Murphy on September 30, 2020 at 11:50 am

Tens of thousands of residents must evacuate their homes, and more than 100 wineries in Napa Valley are at risk of burning.

on September 30, 2020 at 11:00 am

Secure The Future 2100 Publishes Paper – Arctic Ice Loss a Strategic National Security Issue  Oskaloosa Herald

by Julian Chokkattu on September 30, 2020 at 11:00 am

There are two new phones coming, a new Nest smart speaker, and a Chromecast with a TV remote.

by Eric Niiler on September 30, 2020 at 11:00 am

Coal plant upgrades led to a dramatic reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions. But those particles also help reflect solar heat away from the planet.

on September 30, 2020 at 10:58 am

Researchers link global cooling to emergence of islands in Southeast Asia  Daily Californian

on September 30, 2020 at 10:40 am

Global Warming Impact: Rising Temperature Could Melt Antarctica 'Irreversibly', Warns New Study  International Business Times

on September 30, 2020 at 10:38 am

A Cool New Energy-Efficiency Policy by Iain Campbell & Caroline Winslow  Project Syndicate

on September 30, 2020 at 10:02 am

AXA XL unveils carbon management strategy | Insurance Business  Insurance Business NZ

by Laurel Graeber on September 30, 2020 at 10:00 am

This environmentally themed project features an unusual design, including soaring walkways that lead to an unexpected destination.

by Daniel Duane on September 30, 2020 at 10:00 am

42,000-foot plumes of ash. 143-mph firenadoes. 1,500-degree heat. These wildfires are a new kind of hell on earth, and scientists are racing to learn its rules.

on September 30, 2020 at 9:49 am

Global District Cooling Market Trajectory & Analytics, 2012-2019 & 2020-2027  GlobeNewswire

on September 30, 2020 at 9:33 am

Kellogg's, PepsiCo, General Mills take bold steps to curb devastating effects of climate change on global food supply  BakeryAndSnacks.com

on September 30, 2020 at 9:00 am

Report: Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 — San Antonio’s goal — may be impossible  San Antonio Express-News

on September 30, 2020 at 8:28 am

Are China's Pollution Reduction Efforts Warming the Rest of the Planet?  Technology Networks

by Isabella Kwai on September 30, 2020 at 8:26 am

A new cocktail of enzymes that degrades plastic faster is a step to fully recycling soda bottles and other waste, British and American researchers said this week.

on September 30, 2020 at 7:39 am

New Global Climate Action Strategy  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

on September 30, 2020 at 4:34 am

China's carbon neutrality target to lower global warming projections: study  ecns

by Angela Watercutter on September 30, 2020 at 4:00 am

The first 2020 presidential debate was a series of interruptions and half-thoughts—like the internet IRL.

on September 30, 2020 at 3:04 am

Rocket-boosting technology being pioneered by Kiwi scientists could bring the dream of a manned mission to Mars closer to reality. Engineers at ...

on September 30, 2020 at 2:33 am

Global Warming predictions for the year 2070  WGN-TV

on September 30, 2020 at 2:26 am

Elon Musk heralds 'superb' Mars mission – however admits colonists will ... “Gates mentioned one thing about me not figuring out what I used to be ...

on September 30, 2020 at 12:22 am

IOM-OECS Launch Project on Human Mobility and Climate Change - Antigua and Barbuda  ReliefWeb

by Niek van Wietmarschen on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2769-8In cells with microsatellite instability, expanded TA-dinucleotide repeats form cruciform structures that stall replication […]

by Madelaine Böhme on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2737-3Reply to: Reevaluating bipedalism in Danuvius

by Emily Anthes on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02732-4Researchers are exploring ways to use people’s voices to diagnose coronavirus infections, dementia, depression and […]

by Andy Aschwanden on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02700-yAn assessment of past, present and future ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet shows that rates of loss in the […]

by Thomas Pfeiffer on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02713-7Microglia are the brain’s immune cells. A previously unknown role for microglia has now been uncovered: providing […]

by Omri M. Finkel on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2778-7Experiments using an ecologically realistic 185-member bacterial synthetic community in the root system of Arabidopsis reveal […]

by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02762-yResearchers warn that official figures underestimate the pandemic’s real death toll, which could more than triple if […]

on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02739-xAs Russia prepares to take the helm of the Arctic Council, polar communities need regional powers to forge warmer ties.

by Fenna M. Krienen on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2781-zSingle-nucleus RNA-sequencing analyses of brain from humans, macaques, marmosets, mice and ferrets reveal diverse ways that […]

by Masao Ohashi on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2743-5Analysis of two homologous groups of fungal pericyclases demonstrates how they can catalyse either an Alder-ene […]

by Olgierd Cybulski on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2768-9In a rotating reactor, immiscible or pairwise-immiscible liquids organize into stable but internally agitated concentric […]

by Chris Lee Jones on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02772-wQuantum reality.

by Hanumantha Rao Vutukuri on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2730-xExperiments and simulations show that local non-equilibrium forces exerted by self-propelled particles trapped inside a giant […]

by Ana Badimon on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2777-8Microglia, the brain’s immune cells, suppress neuronal activity in response to synaptic ATP release and alter […]

by Benjamin Thompson on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02784-6How current and future ice loss in Greenland compares to the past, and using graphene to make ultra-sensitive radiation […]

by Bernardo Tavora on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2774-yExpression of the axon-guidance gene Slit2 in endothelium, induced by endothelial sensing of tumour-derived double-stranded […]

by Gil-Ho Lee on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2752-4An ultimately thin microwave bolometric sensor based on a superconductor–graphene–superconductor Josephson […]

by Scott A. Williams on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2736-4Reevaluating bipedalism in Danuvius

by R. Kokkoniemi on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2753-3A thermal detector based on a graphene monolayer operates at the threshold for circuit quantum electrodynamics applications, […]

by Smriti Mallapaty on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02708-4Researchers will also recommend an open-access policy that promotes research being shared in online repositories.

on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02771-xCenturies-old ‘unidentified marine objects’ hint that sea creatures have been getting entangled in fishing lines […]

by Baobin Li on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2770-2The authors report on the structure of the K+ channel TASK2 and how this channel opens in response to pH changes on either […]

on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02731-5The latest science news, in brief.

by Flora Graham on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02787-3A new official height for the world’s tallest mountain, India’s bold plan to make scholarly literature free to […]

by Jason P. Briner on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2742-6Rates of ice-mass loss from southwestern Greenland this century will exceed the maximum rate over the past 12,000 years, and […]

by Ugur Sahin on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2814-7COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b1 elicits human antibody and TH1 T-cell responses

by Hugo Zeberg on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2818-3The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals

by Shuo Chen on September 30, 2020 at 12:00 am

Nature, Published online: 30 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2771-1The supramammillary nucleus in the hypothalamus acts as a novelty hub that selectively directs different types of novelty […]

on September 29, 2020 at 11:07 pm

76% of US adults want to know candidates’ plans for global warming  The Independent

on September 29, 2020 at 11:00 pm

John McCormick: Global Warming Solutions Act needs backup  vtdigger.org

on September 29, 2020 at 11:00 pm

Letters: Reader not convinced of a link between storms, global warming  The Advocate

on September 29, 2020 at 10:52 pm

... reporters on the progress of SpaceX's mission to send the Starship to Mars by 2022. He said: "Getting to Mars, I think, is not the fundamental issue.

by James Gorman on September 29, 2020 at 10:39 pm

A new experiment confirmed that cats can spread the virus to one another, and found dogs did not shed the virus. There’s still no evidence that pets transmit it to humans.

on September 29, 2020 at 10:18 pm

The April-announced 2.5D side-scrolling action adventure game Project Colonies: MARS 2120 will release for Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, ...

on September 29, 2020 at 9:00 pm

SpaceX's mission to Mars is an expression of the innate human nomadic urge to explore. The effort to establish a human colony on Mars will restore to ...

on September 29, 2020 at 8:26 pm

This 360-degree panorama is one of the first images beamed back to Earth from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shortly after it touched down ...

on September 29, 2020 at 8:03 pm

Our mission is not only to provide guidance, but also support you with ... The Top players are Mars, Nestle, Mondelez International, Ferrero, Ezaki ...

on September 29, 2020 at 8:03 pm

HAMPTON — NASA's Mars mission and effort to send the first woman to the moon is on the horizon, but officials already are touting the economic ...

by Donald G. McNeil Jr. on September 29, 2020 at 8:01 pm

The C.D.C. and leading experts have concluded, using different scientific methods, that as many as 90 percent of Americans are still vulnerable to infection.

on September 29, 2020 at 7:52 pm

"As we prepare to return humans to the Moon with Artemis and look forward to the first human mission to Mars, life support systems will play a major ...

on September 29, 2020 at 7:30 pm

While NASA consumes “just one-half of 1 percent of the federal budget,” Bridenstine said the study “confirms, and puts numbers, to what we have long ...

by Alissa Greenberg on September 29, 2020 at 7:24 pm

We use emoji in texts and other messaging to set a tone, maintain relationships, and show solidarity. But are they also changing the way we think?

on September 29, 2020 at 6:57 pm

Global warming reveals mummified penguins that died 5000 YEARS ago  Daily Mail

by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Ivan Penn on September 29, 2020 at 6:40 pm

Embracing solar panels to save money, homeowners have made the country a powerhouse in renewable energy.

on September 29, 2020 at 6:23 pm

Are China's pollution remediation efforts making the planet warmer? China's efforts to combat aerosol pollution resulted in warming throughout the northern latitudes  Science Daily

by Boone Ashworth on September 29, 2020 at 6:07 pm

Still sheltering in place? Good. Here’s how to watch movies with friends, even when you’re apart.

on September 29, 2020 at 6:06 pm

Mixing of the planet’s ocean waters is slowing down, speeding up global warming, study finds  Washington Post

by Eric Ravenscraft on September 29, 2020 at 6:04 pm

Arguing, especially with strangers on the internet, is generally a bad idea—but if you have to, here's how to win.

on September 29, 2020 at 5:48 pm

... and Jeff Bezos believe that one day people will be living and working in space, on the Moon and even on Mars for years at a time, but humans aren't ...

by Richard Pérez-Peña on September 29, 2020 at 5:45 pm

Over the past 10 months, the virus has taken more lives than H.I.V., malaria, influenza and cholera. And as it sows destruction in daily life around the globe, it is still growing quickly.

on September 29, 2020 at 5:03 pm

Those missions will hunt for biological organic molecules, the carbon-based ... Now sailing to Mars as part of Perseverance's Mars 2020 mission, ...

by Gigi Sohn on September 29, 2020 at 5:00 pm

Tens of millions of Americans have either cripplingly slow or no internet at all. And the FCC's shameful practices are making a bad situation worse.

on September 29, 2020 at 4:52 pm

The series follows Emma Green (Hilary Swank) leading a team of international astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars. Hatta guest-starred in ...

on September 29, 2020 at 4:52 pm

The mission, titled NROL-44, will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, at 11:58 p.m. EDT (0358 GMT on Sept. 30). Watch it live in ...

on September 29, 2020 at 4:50 pm

After successfully launching its mission to Mars last July from a Japanese island, the United Arab Emirates now intends to reach the Moon in four years ...

on September 29, 2020 at 4:41 pm

MICHAEL REAGAN: Don't blame global warming for killer wildfires  Rockdale Newton Citizen