Powerful tornado tears through North Texas
A powerful tornado tore through parts of North Texas, causing significant damage across the affected area. CBS News reports on the storm's impact.
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Forest loss slows but El Niño fires pose fresh threat
Tropical forest loss declined 36% in 2025 due to Brazil's conservation efforts, but scientists warn El Niño and climate change could reverse progress through increased wildfires.
Critical minerals boom creates 'sacrifice zones' in poorer nations
The global race for critical minerals to power AI and clean energy is creating environmental 'sacrifice zones' in poorer countries, causing water depletion, pollution, and health impacts on vulnerable populations.
Brain scans reveal Neanderthals were far more intelligent than previously thought
Brain imaging studies of modern humans reveal Neanderthals possessed comparable cognitive capabilities, challenging long-held assumptions about their intelligence and suggesting factors other than brain capacity caused their extinction.
Texas Battered by Sixth Day of Severe Storms; At Least 2 Injured
A sixth consecutive day of severe storms has battered Texas, with tornadoes destroying homes and businesses, injuring at least 2 people and prompting disaster declarations and curfews in affected towns.
Four endangered mountain bongos return to Kenya from Czech zoo in conservation milestone
Four endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya from a Czech zoo in a conservation effort to strengthen the critically endangered species, with fewer than 100 remaining in the wild.
Two cold fronts sweep Brazil with intense rainfall and frost alerts
Brazil faces two consecutive cold fronts bringing intense rainfall exceeding 100mm in 24 hours across four states, with storm alerts in the south and localized frost risk in Rio Grande do Sul.
Tropical forest loss drops 36% in 2025, but world remains far from deforestation goals
Tropical primary forest loss dropped 36% in 2025, but the world remains 70% off track from 2030 deforestation goals. While policy enforcement shows promise, climate-driven fires and persistent loss in vulnerable countries threaten long-term progress.
Powerful storm devastates North Texas industrial park; injuries reported
A severe storm ripped through Mineral Wells, Texas, destroying industrial buildings and infrastructure. Multiple injuries were reported with no fatalities, and authorities issued a curfew while assessing widespread damage.
Europe's warming accelerates as last year breaks heat records, next year expected hotter
Europe experienced record-breaking temperatures last year and faces even hotter conditions ahead, with the continent identified as the world's fastest-warming region while glaciers and ice sheets continue shrinking.
Warm ocean water reaching Antarctica threatens ice shelves, scientists warn
Warm ocean water is reaching Antarctica and undermining ice shelf protection, raising concerns about accelerated ice loss and global climate impacts.
Chinese scientists develop iron catalyst to convert CO2 into jet fuel
Chinese researchers developed an iron-based catalyst to convert CO2 directly into long-chain chemicals for jet fuel, overcoming previous technical barriers in this carbon-to-fuel process.
Europe's rapid climate decline: 25-day heat waves and 35°C in Scandinavian subarctic
Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, with 95% of the continent experiencing above-normal temperatures in 2025 and unprecedented 25-day heat waves reaching 35°C in Scandinavian subarctic regions.
Europe's record heat year demands urgent climate action, scientists warn
Europe experienced its hottest year on record in 2025, with temperatures rising 0.56°C per decade and over 95% of the continent affected by abnormal heat, triggering devastating wildfires that burned over one million hectares.
Camp Mystic director apologizes to flood victims' parents as Texas considers reopening
Camp Mystic director Edward Eastland admitted failure to parents of flood victims during a state investigation into last year's deadly Texas flash floods, as authorities consider reopening the facility.
Africa's rift advancing faster than expected, could form new ocean in millions of years
Scientists discovered the African continent is rifting faster than expected along the Turkana Rift, with crust thinner than previously measured, though complete separation will still take millions of years.
SMDC Energizes First Solar System in Visayas at Iloilo Residences
SM Development Corp. energized its first renewable energy system at Style Residences in Iloilo City, marking expansion of sustainable living beyond Metro Manila with expected 15% energy reduction.
Ancient megafauna extinctions still destabilize food webs, study finds
A new study reveals that the extinction of giant animals 10,000 years ago fundamentally reshaped food webs, with effects persisting in modern ecosystems today, particularly in the Americas.
Hard-surface feeding sparked reef fish diversity explosion 50 million years ago
A UC Davis study reveals that fish species acquiring the ability to feed from hard surfaces 50 million years ago experienced a 1.5-1.7x acceleration in diversification, explaining today's exceptional coral reef fish biodiversity.
Moroccan Titanosaur Reveals Unexpected Link to South American Dinosaurs
A newly discovered titanosaur species from Morocco shows unexpected genetic ties to South American dinosaurs, suggesting widespread distribution across the ancient supercontinent Gondwana or trans-oceanic migration.
Santa Marta conference: 50 nations push for fossil fuel phase-out
Fifty countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia are negotiating a pact to gradually transition away from fossil fuels, challenging oil industry profits and questioning capitalism's adaptability to non-fossil energy models.
Santa Marta conference: 50 nations push phased fossil fuel exit
Fifty countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia are negotiating a pact to gradually abandon fossil fuel energy, challenging oil industry profits and questioning capitalism's ability to adapt to non-fossil energy models.
France Unveils Roadmap to Phase Out Fossil Fuels Amid COP30 Climate Push
France has unveiled a strategic plan to progressively transition away from fossil fuels, coinciding with COP30 discussions in Colombia on accelerating renewable energy adoption globally.
Antarctic Melt Could Raise Sea Levels 58 Meters, Scientists Warn
Scientists warn that accelerated Antarctic ice melt driven by warm ocean waters melting ice from below could raise global sea levels by up to 58 meters, representing a catastrophic climate shift.