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Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future — and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games

Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future — and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games

Steven R Fassnacht

04 Feb 2026

5 min read

‘Amid unprecedented Ganga-basin drying, river-specific studies vital’

‘Amid unprecedented Ganga-basin drying, river-specific studies vital’

Akshit Sangomla

28 Jan 2026

5 min read

The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine

The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine

22 Dec 2025

5 min read

US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck — with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?

US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck — with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?

Alexandra M Lord

07 Feb 2025

4 min read

The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought — a new study shines light on its history

Science & Technology

The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought — a new study shines light on its history

20 Dec 2024

4 min read

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