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In what feels like a holiday miracle, an extremely rare white leucistic alligator, with twinkling blue eyes, was born Thursday in Orlando, Florida. Gatorland, the alligator park where the reptile was born, said in a press release that the baby gator is one of just eight known leucistic alligators in the world. It is also
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Shedd welcomes sea otter pup found alone in Alaska Shedd welcomes sea otter pup found alone in Alaska 00:22 An orphaned sea otter from Alaska is getting a second chance at life. The pup arrived at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago at the end of November and has been receiving round-the-clock care as he gets
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After months of expectation, it’s official — 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced the milestone after analyzing data that showed the world saw its warmest-ever November. Last month was roughly 1.75 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial average, Copernicus said, with an average surface air
Read MoreBritain’s polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — an “incredibly lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday. The sighting came just days after scientists confirmed the iceberg was “on the
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As mighty glaciers melt in the Arctic, new research finds million-year-old methane gas trapped beneath the ice is surfacing, with a potential to further warm the planet. “Glacial retreat is the big driver of gas escape here,” said Andy Hodson, a glaciologist at the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway. CBS News traveled to the world’s
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New Delhi — Heavy rain and flooding brought by the approaching Cyclone Michaung snarled life in the South Indian city of Chennai Monday. Streets in most parts of the city — home to some 12 million people — were water-logged as the severe cyclonic storm bore down on India’s coastline ahead of an expected Tuesday
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Dr. Sultan al-Jaber is the president of COP28, this year’s United Nations climate conference currently being held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Jaber is the UAE’s environment minister, and he is also the CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The potential conflict of interest in al-Jaber’s roles has been put
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Fossil fuel debate takes center stage at COP28 – CBS News Watch CBS News Phasing out fossil fuels has been a heated debate at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, in Dubai, and many climate activists fear the process has been compromised by being held in the oil rich United Arab Emirates. The
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A golden mole that “swims” in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many specialists feared it had become extinct, researchers announced. Traces of two De Winton’s golden moles have been found under the sands of a beach after a “detective novel search,” said Esther Matthew, Endangered Wildlife Trust
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Previewing Axiom Space’s 3rd mission to ISS Axiom Space set for 3rd mission to International Space Station in January 07:45 Scientists got a rare look at the curving Martian landscape thanks to images captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, the space agency announced Tuesday. NASA revealed multiple new panoramic images of clouds and dust in
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