"Of the 213 heatwaves recorded, the emissions linked to energy companies and other major carbon emitters increased the likelihood of some 53 by a median factor of more than 10,000. The findings could provide fresh evidence to support lawsuits seeking to hold companies accountable for their impacts on the climate. "We absolutely can allocate blame, and we absolutely should," says climate scientist Karsten Haustein."
"Neurons in a brain region called the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) act as a 'dial' that can turn the desire to eat on or off in mice. Researchers found that silencing these neurons made hungry mice stop eating, and that activating them in recently-fed mice spurred the animals to gorge on whatever was available - water, bitter substances and even plastic pellets."
Emissions from individual energy companies have been directly linked to roughly one-quarter of 213 heatwaves recorded between 2000 and 2023, with linked emissions increasing the likelihood of about 53 events by a median factor exceeding 10,000. Those attribution results could strengthen legal efforts to hold major emitters accountable for climate impacts. In mice, neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) act as a binary dial controlling appetite, where silencing reduces feeding and activation triggers indiscriminate gorging. LIGO observations confirmed Hawking's theorem that black-hole surface area cannot decrease by detecting post-merger ringdown vibrations. Researchers are mobilizing against political assaults on US science.
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