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BlackRock Is Accused of a Plot Against Coal. The Firm Says That’s ‘Absurd.’

An unusual lawsuit in Texas claims investment firms illegally conspired to fight climate change. On Monday, a judge heard arguments to dismiss the case.

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Ocean Temperatures Are Increasing Around the World. See Where.

Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.

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Clever Cockatoos Have Figured Out How to Drink From Water Fountains

They had also learned how to flip open garbage lids in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Scientists wonder what they’ll work out next.

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Conrad Shinn, First Pilot to Land at the South Pole, Dies at 102

His Navy plane spent only 49 minutes on the ground and needed a boost from small rockets to break free from the ice and take off.

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There’s an Effective Way to Deter Rhino Poachers, a New Study Finds

Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in high demand in some parts of Asia.

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Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground

Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.

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Frank Graham Jr., Who Wrote About Nature in Audubon Magazine, Dies at 100

He worked for the Brooklyn Dodgers and wrote about sports but mostly focused on conservation, publishing a sequel to Rachel Carson’s exposé on the dangers of pesticides.

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Farming Was Extensive in Ancient North America, Study Finds

A millenniums-old settlement in Michigan has archaeologists rethinking the rise of agriculture on the continent.

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Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue

The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminating Mr. Musk’s contracts less feasible.

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Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine

Environmental groups had opposed expanding a Montana mine previously caught up in allegations of cocaine trafficking and the faked kidnapping of an executive.

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