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As temperatures rise globally, "human survival in extreme heat" is no longer theoretical. This article explores essential knowledge on "liveability in high temperatures," examining how age,...

Trump's extreme messaging approach, recently criticized by Kamala Harris, isn’t random. Using mathematical analysis, Professor Dorje C. Brody reveals how disinformation and heightened rhetoric may...

This article explores how horses act as spiritual teachers, helping us connect with our authentic selves, recognize emotional cues, and embrace life’s challenges. Discover how working with horses...

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This weekly astrological overview is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as...

Standing desks have surged in popularity, but new findings suggest prolonged standing may come with its own health risks. While sitting less is beneficial, simply standing all day isn't the...

In today’s world, family estrangement is more common than ever. Shakespeare’s King Lear provides profound insights into the emotional and ethical complexities of severing family ties—shedding...

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How Gazing at Your Dog Connects Your Brains

Jacqueline Boyd, Nottingham Trent University
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A troubling disconnect between the teachings of Jesus in the four Gospels and modern movements like Christian Nationalism and the Prosperity Gospel, which focus on wealth, power, and exclusion.

Reclaiming the True Message of Jesus

Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
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Tim Radford, Climate News Network

A report based on fossilised evidence reveals that plant biodiversity in Europe and North America is changing profoundly as the world heats up.

The researchers say their act-now, save-future-costs model not only demonstrates the dangers of underestimating the cost of future climate change, but is the first one to emerge from a purely market-b...

International scientists say global warming could double the frequency of the extreme La Niña weather phenomenon that triggers floods and hurricanes.

A battery that could treble electric car mileage and cut costs is among the innovations moving closer to reality on the frontiers of science.

Researchers in Los Angeles find that saving money is not the most powerful message in persuading people to reduce the amount of electricity they use.

Scientists in the US estimate that economic damage caused by CO 2 could be six times higher than the value used to guide current energy regulations.

The most detailed study yet of the Greenland ice sheet illustrates the complex process that is causing billions of tonnes to melt ever year.

Scientists report that many cities near the coasts of the US should prepare for daily flooding at high tide by mid-century because of rising sea levels.

As extremes of heat increasingly threaten to become the norm, scientists have invented a new way to reflect sunlight and beam heat away from buildings straight back into space.

As average temperatures rise an increasing global population – with many more elderly people – is going to be more vulnerable to extreme weather, UK scientists say.

Bad news for hay fever and asthma sufferers as US researchers demonstrate that man-made rises in CO 2 emissions could lead to a 200% increase in the levels of pollen from grasses.

Researchers tracking the movements of seals in the North Sea reveal that “artificial reefs” created by wind farms and pipelines are becoming attractive as foraging grounds on fishing expeditions.

Astrophysicists say questions about the sustainability of civilisation on our high-tech planet may soon be answered scientifically as a result of new data about the Earth and other planets in its gala...

A new book argues that death threats and abuse illustrate how climate change messengers are being demonised in a way that is without parallel in the history of science.

Reduced monsoon rainfall and increased river flow are two extremes that new research has linked to man-made impacts on climate caused by air pollution.

International researchers, in what they believe is the most comprehensive global assessment of clean energy’s potential, report that a low-carbon system could supply the world’s electricity needs by 2...

Some tree species in central Europe are growing faster as the climate changes, while the rising levels of acid it causes are endangering coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

The exotic lionfish, already a long way from the reefs of its Indo-Pacific home, is heading further north up the US coast as global warming causes big changes to ocean habitats.

Researchers’ urgent message to world leaders at the UN climate summit: save 1.4 million lives and trillions of dollars by controlling vehicle pollution, improving public transport and shifting away fr...

New scientific research confirms that global warming is melting increasingly larger areas of Arctic sea ice ? and reducing its vital function of removing CO 2 from the atmosphere.

New research shows that the complex balance of gains and losses caused by climate change could mean more land being available for agriculture ? but fewer harvests.

Scientists simulating changes in mountain glaciers over the last century and a half have established that rates of melting have increased greatly in recent years – and that humans are the main culprit...

Scientists in the US believe they have identified a way to feed billions more people, while at the same reducing the strains and stresses on the environment.

Researchers may have found the way to a more comfortable life for suburbanites: garden lawns are more prolific carbon emitters than some farm crops, and keeping yourself warm uses much more energy tha...

Scientists in the US have found new ways to make biofuel, increase crop yields and exploit carbon dioxide through novel applications of familiar materials.

Global warming will be bad. Geoengineering could make it worse. Once again, a research team has considered all the benefits of climate technofix – that is, deliberate steps to neutralize the consequen...

Ice in the Arctic continues to retreat. It’s long been established that Arctic ice is on the retreat but it’s the pace of change that’s surprising scientists: latest studies show the region is at its...

Research from the Arctic shows Greenland’s fastest-flowing glacier has doubled its summer flow pace in a decade, and ice cover on Alaskan lakes is declining.

Plants reacting to climate change have two strategies to deal with increasing warmth: they escape the heat either by moving towards the poles, or by flowering sooner.

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What Horses Can Teach Us About Life

Suzanne E. Court
This article explores how horses act as spiritual teachers, helping us connect with our authentic selves, recognize emotional cues, and…