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Study Finds Climate Change Is Lengthening Earth’s Day at a Record Rate

Researchers link the unusual slowdown to ice melt that shifts water from the poles into the oceans.

Male-Biased Tortoise Island Faces Loss of Last Female by 2083, Study Warns

Prolonged Drought Tied to ‘Hobbit’ Disappearance on Flores, New Study Finds

Fukui Officials Confirm Biting Dolphin’s Death, Keep Safety Measures in Place

WMO Confirms 2024 CO2 Hit 423.9 ppm With Largest Annual Rise Since Measurements Began

NASA Study Finds Northern Hemisphere Growing Darker as Earth Reflects Less Sunlight

National Geographic Buys Werner Herzog’s ‘Ghost Elephants’ for 2026 Streaming After Venice Premiere

Extreme Ocean Acidification Found to Damage Shark Teeth, Weakening Bites

Light Pollution Extends Diurnal Birds’ Singing by Nearly an Hour, Global Study Finds

Global Study Finds Artificial Light Extends Birds’ Daily Singing by About 50 Minutes

Selective Fishing Halves Eastern Baltic Cod Size and Reshapes Their Genomes

One-Fifth of Global Ocean Darkened, Shrinking Photic Zones

Sea Level Rise in 2024 Surpassed Projections, NASA Reports

Fentanyl and Other Pharmaceuticals Found in Gulf of Mexico Dolphins

Global Study Reveals Over 90% of Whale-Ship Collision Hotspots Lack Protections

New Study Suggests Global Warming Has Reached 1.5°C Since Pre-1700