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Excessive Heat Harms Young Children’s Development, Study Suggests

Research on three- and four-year-olds in different countries examined the impact of temperature on childhood milestones.

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Greenhouse Gases to Intensify Extreme Flooding in the Central Himalayas

Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century.

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Stanford Researchers Model Pathways to Net Zero for California

In 2018, the California state legislature set the goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2045 in the California Climate Crisis Act. 

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Study Reveals Opportunity to Improve Blue Carbon Measurements in Coastal Wetlands

Coastal wetlands, like salt marshes, keep pace with sea-level rise by accumulating sediment and burying organic carbon in their soils, an important natural process that also helps sequester carbon.

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Seagrass Study Points to Promising Pathway for Ocean Restoration

A new study led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals the potential of a new hybrid seagrass to advance ocean restoration efforts in California and beyond.

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Testing Drones for Mars in the Mojave Desert

Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitor a research drone in this September 2025 photo.

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Senyar Swamps Sumatra

Tropical cyclones almost never form over the Strait of Malacca.

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UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science

On Monday, Duncan Watson-Parris closed his welcoming remarks on the first meeting of the GAIA Initiative with an inviting flyover video of the Scripps campus.

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The Deadly Trade-Off of Electronic Waste Recycling in Ghana

A University of Michigan study found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at the cost of severe long-term exposure to toxicity and dramatic environmental pollution.

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New Study Finds That Drones Can be a Valuable Ally in Elephant Conservation

Once seen as a source of alarm, drones (or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs) are now proving to be surprisingly elephant-friendly and a valuable research tool.

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