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The Terra Daily Editorial Team produces Terra Daily's coverage of Earth science and the environment. We report on climate, natural disasters, agriculture, oceans and water, earth observation, and the research shaping how we understand a changing planet. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Terra Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.
London, UK (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 - Vegetation cover on the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the past four decades, according to new research from the universities of Exeter and Hertfordshire, and the British A
Oct 4, 2024
Bangkok (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 - More than 100 elephants in northern Thailand have been moved to higher ground to escape rapidly rising flood waters, local media reported, but many other animals were still stuck as their sanctuary struggled to evacuate them on Friday.
Oct 4, 2024
Mozelos, Portugal (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 - Portugal, the world's leading cork producer, is finding new uses for the material, from footwear to furniture, as demand for wine bottle stoppers wanes.
Oct 4, 2024
London, UK (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 - A new study published in 'Science' reveals that human activity has driven the extinction of hundreds of bird species over the last 130,000 years, causing significant reductions in avian functional d
Oct 4, 2024
N'Djamena (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 - Chad's authorities were on alert Friday after heavy rains swelled two major rivers, as the country struggles to recover from deadly floods that have already killed 503 people.
Oct 4, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 - The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs also set the stage for the evolution of fungus-farming ants, according to a new study published in the journal 'Science'. The low-light condi
Oct 4, 2024
London, UK (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 - Stargazers will have the chance to spot what could be the most impressive comet of the year over the coming weeks. Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has generated so much excitement about how brigh
Oct 4, 2024
Taipei (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 - Workers removed felled trees and swept up shattered glass in southern Taiwan on Friday as Typhoon Krathon was downgraded to a tropical depression after killing two people and injuring hundreds more.
Oct 4, 2024
Geneva (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 - Some migrant domestic workers in Lebanon have been locked in homes while their employers flee from Israel's air strikes, the United Nations said Friday.
Oct 4, 2024
Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 - Large-scale afforestation and reforestation efforts could lower global temperatures and reduce the duration of exceeding the 1.5C global warming target, according to new simulations conducted by sci
Oct 4, 2024
Paris (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 - A European court on Friday overturned a French government ban on makers of plant-based meats calling their products steak or sausage, which Paris had imposed to protect livestock farmers.
Oct 4, 2024
Paris (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 - Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's planetary defences.
Oct 4, 2024
Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 - Humans began farming thousands of years ago, but a new study co-authored by two LSU professors says ants had us beat by millions of years.
Oct 4, 2024
Brasilia (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 - Brazil's government on Thursday joined Asian palm oil and coffee producers in welcoming a European Union decision to delay implementation of new anti-deforestation rules which had faced strong global pushback.
Oct 3, 2024
Kayar, Senegal (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 - The Senegalese town of Kayar sits on the doorstep of the vast Atlantic Ocean, but it is a farm located further inland that provides part of its fish production.
Oct 3, 2024
Washington (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 - From Hurricane Helene to Typhoon Yagi, powerful storms are battering the globe, and scientists warn that a warming planet is amplifying their destructive force to unprecedented levels.
Oct 3, 2024
