With drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence, researchers prepare to do battle against land mines
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Apr 10, 2026, 5:00 pm By NULLAfter months of relentlessly miserable weather for most of the UK, spring brings renewed enthusiasm…Why warmer Caribbean waters could mean slower hurricanes and worse flooding
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Apr 10, 2026, 12:00 pm By NULLThe real climate risks to Ireland from changes to the Atlantic currents that sustain its mild…The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn't shutting down—but it's more complicated than previously thought
Apr 10, 2026, 11:20 am By NULLRecent seismic imaging off Vancouver Island has revealed something extraordinary: a tear in the…Back-to-back Amazon droughts trigger record forest stress
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Apr 10, 2026, 9:40 am By NULLAs drought conditions intensify across the American West and the impact of climate change…Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans
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Apr 9, 2026, 5:10 pm By NULLThe world's oceans may be quietly amplifying climate change in ways scientists are only beginning to…
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