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The world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach - video

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 15:03

Scientists believe the world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach. Spade-toothed beaked whales have never been seen alive; beaked whales are believed to be exceptionally deep divers, spending their time far below the surface hunting squid and small fish. The specimen has been transported to cold storage and is awaiting examination. If confirmed to be a spade-toothed whale, it will be the first ever to be dissected by scientists.

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BlackRock publishes climate investment guidelines

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 10:32
US-based BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, published guidelines outlining its voting strategy at shareholder meetings on behalf of funds with climate-related investment objectives, inclusive of positions on corporate disclosures, shareholder proposals, and board effectiveness.
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Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 10:00

As part of the annual Beaker Street festival, a celebration of science and art in Tasmania, finalist images in the festival’s annual science photographic competition will be on show at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery from 6 August to 23 August

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US DOT outlines decarbonsation strategy for the transportation sector

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:40
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has revealed its plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to align the sector with the country’s international climate commitments, but emphasised that achieving these goals requires additional support.
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RGGI Market: Prices return to record range amidst low volumes, strong power demand

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:32
RGGI allowance (RGA) values jumped over the past week on the back of strong power demand and high summer temperatures, as the futures market witnessed roughly four-month low volumes amidst the ongoing wait for programme review developments.
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Secret 'sky island' rainforest saved by new discoveries

BBC - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:29
Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.
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Fossil fuel funding falling from Australian banks, but not fast enough -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:25
Australia’s banks are still funding fossil fuel projects and their developers at a rate inconsistent with Paris climate targets and their own net zero timelines, a report released Tuesday by activist shareholder group Market Forces said.
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US ammonia, biofuels producers combine efforts to reduce carbon footprint of ethanol

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:15
Top global producers of ammonia and ethanol based in the US announced a joint effort on Monday to pilot low carbon fertiliser application across US farms, thereby lowering the carbon intensity (CI) of corn used in ethanol production.
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A hairy caterpillar: a ginger toupee, twitching cartoonishly | Helen Sullivan

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 08:00

When I was in school, for a few weeks every year, caterpillars were the most exciting thing happening

On the trunks of small magnolia trees, in the corner where a table leg meets a table top, on a low damp wall in the shade – here the hairy caterpillars gather together. They travel in long lines, they sleep as close to each other as possible (displaying, it is called in science, a high level of “gregariousness”), as though the scariest thing a predator might see is a cat’s disembodied tail or retched-up fur ball, or a too-small itchy blanket.

If you take a picture of a hairy caterpillar and put it on the internet, a stranger will tell you that you can safely touch it, while another will say you can’t under any circumstances. “What about that says, ‘Touch me’?” one person will ask. “People really need to get a grip,” another will write. “The caterpillars which are hazardous to touch are the hairy Marys, which have hollow hairs with venom. The hairy Marys are very obviously hairy.” This person sounds exactly like an older kid talking to a younger one.

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Three hikers die in Utah parks in suspected heat-related cases

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 06:50

The hikers were a father and daughter lost in Canyonlands and a woman who passed out at Snow Canyon state park

Three hikers died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah, including a father and daughter who got lost on a strenuous hike in Canyonlands national park in triple-digit temperatures.

The daughter, 23, and her father, 52, sent a 911 text alerting dispatchers that they were lost and had run out of water while hiking the 8.1-mile (13km) Syncline Loop, described by the National Park Service as the most challenging trail in the Island in the Sky district of the south-east Utah park.

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‘Alien invasion’: researchers identify which exotic animals may soon hitchhike into Australia

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-07-16 06:16
Invasive alien species become much harder and more expensive to manage as they establish and spread through the landscape. So preventing their arrival is vital. Arman Pili, Research affiliate, Monash University David Chapple, Professor in Evolutionary and Conservation Ecology, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 05:00

Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS

The climate crisis is causing the length of each day to get longer, analysis shows, as the mass melting of polar ice reshapes the planet.

The phenomenon is a striking demonstration of how humanity’s actions are transforming the Earth, scientists said, rivalling natural processes that have existed for billions of years.

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