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Deepwater Horizon study finds Gulf of Mexico deep-sea life fell by about 60% and never recovered
Deepwater Horizon study in PNAS finds fish fell 63.5%, crustaceans 62% and squid and octopus 59.7% in the deep Gulf of Mexico…
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Bieszczady National Park turns red and gold in NASA Landsat 9 image of Poland’s autumn forests
Bieszczady National Park in Poland glows with autumn beech colour in a NASA Landsat 9 image taken on 8 October; the park…
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Curiosity rover photographs Martian dawn over wind-carved yardang cliffs on Mount Sharp
Curiosity rover captured dawn over wind-carved yardangs on Mount Sharp in its most detailed view yet of the cliffs; NASA made it…
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Euclid telescope discovers its first new comet, now named C/2026 S1 (Euclid), says ESA
Euclid telescope has found its first new comet, C/2026 S1 (Euclid), about 1.3 billion km away, ESA said; the Minor Planet Center…
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COP17 biodiversity talks open in Yerevan as UN says fewer than half of nature targets are on track
COP17 biodiversity conference opens in Yerevan (19-30 Oct) to review Kunming-Montreal goals; the UN says fewer than half of national targets are…
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Alberta referendum day: voters decide whether to stay in Canada or start a path to separation
Alberta referendum day is 19 October: voters answer 10 questions, including whether to stay in Canada or start the legal process for…
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Audiovisual heritage lab under Lincoln Center races to save a century of sound and film
Audiovisual heritage work at the New York Public Library is digitising a century of film and sound ahead of the UN World…
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Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton reaches 65% containment after burning 3,160 acres and closing I-5
Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton was 65% contained on 18 October after burning 3,160 acres, destroying one structure and closing Interstate 5,…
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Hurricane Trudy: Mexico lifts all coastal warnings as storm turns away, rapid weakening expected
Hurricane Trudy moved away from Mexico on 18 October as all coastal warnings were lifted; NHC expects rapid weakening and a post-tropical…
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Eagle Nebula pillars go sonified: NASA APOD turns Hubble and Chandra data into sound
Eagle Nebula pillars of creation feature in NASA's 18 October APOD, with a sonified Hubble and Chandra view that turns the famous…
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CFB Wainwright fire: four Canadian soldiers killed, 39 hurt as wind drives grass fire into training area
CFB Wainwright fire killed four Canadian Armed Forces members and injured 39 during live-fire training in Alberta on 17 October; the cause…
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Rubio India visit: US Secretary of State heads to Mumbai and Jamnagar, Jaishankar talks on 20 October
Rubio India visit: the US Secretary of State heads to Mumbai and Jamnagar, with energy on the agenda and talks with S…