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Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and …

This photo provided by RE:wild shows a rediscovered mole on the west coast of South Africa. Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an iridescent golden coat and “swims” through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct. (Nicky Souness/re:Wild via AP)

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Hurricane season that saw storms from California to Nova …

FILE - Firefighters use a skip loader to rescue people from an assisted living center after the street was flooded with mud following Tropical Storm Hilary, Aug. 21, 2023, in Cathedral City, Calif. A busy hurricane season that saw the National Hurricane Center in Miami issue the first ever tropical storm warning for the coast of California and hurricane warnings as far north as Nova Scotia is coming to a close Thursday night, Nov. 30. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been …

This image provided by NASA shows an artist’s illustration of the Tess telescope. Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright nearby star in perfect rhythmic harmony. They say it's a rare, frozen-in-time cosmic wonder that can help explain how solar systems across the galaxy came to be. The compact in-sync system, announced Wednesday, is 100 light-years away. (NASA via AP)

Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming …

FILE - People search for flood victims in Derna, Libya, Sept. 15, 2023. Climate negotiators gather in Dubai for marathon United Nations talks that include a first-ever assessment of how well the world is doing in its battle against global warming. (AP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova, File)

As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes …

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2008 photo, a snorkeler swims past an elkhorn coral on a coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary near Key West, Fla. The International Union for Conservation of Nature, lists elkhorn coral as critically endangered, the last step before extinction. As of Nov. 2023, elkhorn coral has the lowest level of endangerment on Mexico’s list, despite scientists' requests to review its classification for at least five years. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Le, file)

Peru lost more than half of its glacier surface in just …

FILE - Tourists walk in front of the Tuco glacier in Huascaran National Park during a tour called the "Route of climate change" in Huaraz, Peru, Aug. 12, 2016. The South American country has lost more than half of its glacier surface in the last six decades, and 175 glaciers became extinct due to climate change between 2016 and 2020, Peruvian scientists from the state agency that studies glaciers said Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

PA gov. appeals power plant decision

FILE - The Conemaugh Generation Station emits steam in New Florence, Pa., Feb. 6, 2007. Pennsylvania cannot enforce a regulation to make power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, a state court ruled Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, dealing another setback to the centerpiece of former Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to fight global warming. (Todd Berkey/The Tribune-Democrat via AP, File)

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Papua New Guinea volcano erupts and Japan says it’s …

3rd release of treated water from Japan’s damaged …

FILE - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023. The release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ended safely as planned, its operator said Monday, Nov. 20, as the country's seafood producers continue to suffer from a Chinese import ban imposed after the discharges began. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Texas approves new textbooks after friction over …

FILE -The sun sets behind a pair of pumpjacks Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 in the oilfields of Penwell, Texas. How science textbooks in Texas address climate change is at the center of a key vote expected Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 after some Republican education officials criticized books for being too negative toward fossil fuels in America's biggest oil and gas state. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)

EU Commission to extend use of glyphosate for 10 …

FILE - Containers of Roundup sit on a store shelf on Feb. 24, 2019, in San Francisco. A decision on whether to authorize the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the European Union for at least 10 more years has been delayed after member countries failed to agree. The chemical, which is widely used in the 27-nation bloc, is approved on the EU market until mid-December. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into …

FILE - NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, left, and Haley Esparza ride on horses as they visit SpaceX's Starship, April 19, 2023, as it's readied for launch at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX is aiming for another test flight of its mega rocket, Starship, on Friday, Nov. 17, after getting the final OK from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA issued its license Wednesday, Nov. 15, noting that SpaceX has met safety, environmental and other requirements. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power …

FILE - The sun reflected in solar panels of the EnBW solar park at Gottesgabe, Germany, Friday, July 1, 2022. To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of electricity they get from renewable energy from the current 6% to at least 50% by 2030, according to a report by a German thinktank released Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Patrick Pleul/dpa via AP, File)

China and the US pledge to step up climate efforts …

FILE - A milk cow rests at a milk farm in Yuanshi, northern China's Hebei province, on Sept. 20, 2008. China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making a commitment to take steps to reduce emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)