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Punish wagner and prigozhin i think is a reflection of his in inability to do so. its not new-found human because look what hes doing every day, lobbying missiles into ukrainian cities. its not like hes suddenly found humanity. what we see is weakness. >> as you know, the secretary of state antony blinken emphasized on cnn this morning that prigozhin actually questioned the entire premise of putins war in ukraine. how does that reverberate among russian society? >> lets wait and see. this is one...

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre welcomes the Halcyon String Quartet on Saturday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m., for a performance of their latest multi-media show, Tipping Points. The show features music by Rafiq Bhatia, Caroline Shaw, Hildegard von Bingen,...

Droughts, wildfires and other extreme events triggered catastrophic tipping points in 15% of modelled scenarios, scientists found.

Pressing environmental problems are coming home to roost. Smart rangeland management can help change this, but we must act now, while learning from the past. 

Two regional exhibitions tap into psychology and maternal inheritance to share insights on our future and climate concerns.

According to a study, as many as 2 billion people will be exposed to extreme heat if global warming raises temperatures by 2.7°C. Read more here.

Climate change is predicted to drive up to 30 per cent of species over tipping points. When the thermal exposure threshold is exceeded, the animal does not necessarily die out, but there is no evidence that it can survive

MIT's STRESS platform enables users to assess multiple, co-evolving, compounding environmental and economic hazards within a U.S. geographical region. This screening-level visualization tool can pinpoint risk “hot spots” that can be subsequently investigated in greater detail.

Although the trait concept is increasingly used in research, quantitative relations that can support in determining ecological tipping points and serve as a basis for environmental standards are lacking. This study determines changes in trait abundance along a gradient of flow velocity, turbidity and elevation, and develops trait–response curves, which facilitate the identification of ecological tipping points. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and abiotic conditions were determined at 88 different l...

When Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, the news overshadowed reporting of a critical review of climate tipping points, published in Science. Did you miss it?