Press review · Monday, 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
844 articles: 08 May 2025 – 26 October 2026
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pbs.org
What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
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motherjones.com
Burned cattle, drought, smoke-choked pastures—and the SCOTUS case to make Exxon and Suncor pay
“Government can’t fix everything, but it's the tool we have to hold the private sector accountable.”
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outsideonline.com
Wyoming Officials Say Playing an MLB Game in Grand Teton Is an Error
Would a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park be a home run? A growing chorus of Republicans and Democrats in Wyoming have balked at the idea.
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laist.com
It’s going to be a really hot October — and it’s going to last awhile
Forecasters say high temperatures are expected to last at least a week or longer.
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space.com
Record breaker! SpaceX Crew-13 astronauts dock at ISS less than 8 hours after launch in fastest American flight ever (video)
Crew-13 made the fastest-ever trip to the ISS by an American spacecraft.
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SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launching secret US spy mission tonight: Watch it live
The NROL-97 mission is scheduled to launch tonight (Oct. 1) at 11:53 a.m. ET.
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Liftoff! SpaceX launches Crew-13 astronauts on fastest Dragon trip to International Space Station yet (video)
Crew-13 lifted off more than two weeks later than expected.
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arstechnica.com
As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry
The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch.
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What time will SpaceX launch Crew-13 astronauts for NASA today? How to watch live (full timeline)
SpaceX's Crew-13 astronaut launch to the International Space Station will be an 8-hour flight. Here's what to know.
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Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
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m.economictimes.com
AI could pose existential risk to humans: Anthropic
Anthropic has indicated that its upcoming IPO will include warnings about potential catastrophic risks of advanced AI technology. This warning is unusually severe as companies typically do not mention extinction risks to investors. The company emphasised both the benefits and dangers associated with powerful AI models which could exhibit harmful behaviors. Recent incidents involving other AI systems have highlighted the importance of addressing safety concerns.
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futurism.com
SpaceX Preparing for Most Important Launch in Company History on Monday
On Monday, SpaceX is planning to launch its fourteenth Starship test flight, a key test of its super heavy launch platform.
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tpr.org
Gov. Greg Abbott declares statewide disaster proclamation over diesel shortages
The governor is allowing the used of dyed diesel on roads. Diesel prices reached a record high last week, seven months into the U.S.’s war with Iran.
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theguardian.com
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Scientists Alarmed by "Kelvin Wave" That Could Raise California Ocean Level by a Whole Foot
A massive surge of water is heading for California, as sea levels in Ecuador rise as much as 17 inches above average.
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alaskapublic.org
Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ
Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.
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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures
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Starship just reached orbit for the 1st time. What's next for the SpaceX megarocket?
Starship still has some work to do before it's fully up and running.
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Wow! Watch SpaceX's Starship megarocket deploy satellites into orbit for 1st time ever (photos, video)
Construction of the Starlink V3 satellite megaconstellation is officially underway.
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Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation
We couldn't provide detailed pricing to the CLD suppliers."
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usatoday.com
Supreme Court to consider Boulder wildfire climate-change lawsuit
After devastating 2021 wildfire, the Supreme Court is considering whether Boulder can sue fossil fuel companies for contributing to climate change.
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SpaceX's Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks
Starship had already flown 99 percent of the way to low-Earth orbit. Monday's flight added the last bit.
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SpaceX launches Starship into orbit for 1st time — largest rocket ever built notches key milestone on dramatic Flight 14 test
Starship has gone where it has never gone before.
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nbcnews.com
SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into orbit for the first time
Elon Musk’s rocket company aims for Starship to circle the globe six times over almost 10 hours before a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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Bangkok declared a ‘disaster zone’ after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction
Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big Island
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indiatoday.in
How China is training Pakistani pilots to work and live on Chinese space station
China is training two Pakistani pilots for a planned Tiangong mission. The flight would make one of them Pakistan's first astronaut and Tiangong's first foreign visitor.
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live
Liftoff is scheduled for Monday (Sept. 28) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT).
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mashable.com
SpaceX's Starship is about to attempt a 10-hour spaceflight: Watch live.
Getting to space was the easy part.
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yahoo.com
A mysterious organ in the sperm whale's head gives it the power to sink ships
A survivor of the shipwreck that inspired the novel Moby Dick had a theory about how a sperm whale could destroy a vessel many times its size – 200 years later, he's been proved right.
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tech.yahoo.com
Team Of 37,000 AI Agents Discovered a Promising Lung-Cancer Drug
AI drug discovery: 37,000 agents evaluated CD276 as a lung-cancer target, a strategy later validated by an FDA breakthrough therapy designation.
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scmp.com
OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error
The company’s AI tools accessed websites of US federal agencies, saying it has removed most uploaded images that were not publicly listed.
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After seven years, a spacecraft company is releasing its Otters into the wild
There is always a tension that comes with seeing the first of anything fly."
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theregister.com
Astronomer watches Starlink satellites sinking to build a ‘planetary barometer’
The atmosphere expands and contracts; watching objects in orbit reveals the extent
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Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals
Biggest study of its kind provides insights into bats’ evolution – a potential gamechanger for research into human virus and cancer treatment
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For the first time, Fat Bear Week fans can vote for entire bear families
Park rangers say they included the families to celebrate the work of mama bears, who have to work extra hard to fatten not only themselves, but also their smaller cubs.
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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Battle for heavyweight crown begins as Alaska’s Fat Bear Week opens
After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around.
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Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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foxweather.com
Sea turtle makes rare, first-ever nest on West Coast beach thanks to warm waters from looming 'Super' El Niño
A rare moment along the beach in Orange County, California, captured an Olive Ridley sea turtle digging a nest and laying eggs.
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Fall has officially arrived. Here's what to know about the autumnal equinox
At 8:05 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, the sun will be directly overhead at the equator.
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popsci.com
Fat Bear Week Day 1: It's a battle of the moms and single females
Bear 132 found her lost cub while Bear 909 lost both her cubs, one in an attack by another bear competing today.
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Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with severe drought, potentially threatening global food security
El Nino already is depleting water supplies, hurting fish catches and jeopardizing Asia's globally important agriculture industry.
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nypost.com
Super El Niño breaks record months before peak as scientists warn of worst season in 1,000 years
While still months away from reaching its peak, the super El Niño is already shattering temperature records.
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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California declares state of emergency as potentially historic Super El Niño looms
California declared a state of emergency Monday to begin mobilizing state resources ahead of an anticipated historic El Niño storm season this winter. The emergency proclamation states that California will prepare for anticipated impacts, including strong storms and coastal flooding.
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It’s Fat Bear Week. Meet this year’s heavyset hopefuls
On Tuesday, you can vote online for the one you want to be crowned the chubby champion.
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kqed.org
Here’s What California Is Learning From Solar Panels Built Over Irrigation Canals | KQED
California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality.
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak
The ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will heavily impact communities across the world
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China’s stranglehold on rare earths must be ended, says hopeful supplier to EU
Rafael Moreno, whose company has opened demo plant in Brazil, says market is ‘nervous’ as Trump-Xi summit looms