How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution—if the world can agree on one (Aug 16, 2025 16:20)
The "Paris agreement for plastic" was set to be finalized at the end of this week.
Hurricane Erin intensifies in Atlantic, eyes Caribbean (Aug 16, 2025 07:30)
Hurricane Erin gained strength Friday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean and bore down...
The 8,000-year history recorded in Great Salt Lake sediments (Aug 16, 2025 07:20)
Over the past 8,000 years, Utah's Great Salt Lake has been sensitive to changes in clim...
Child malnutrition is a sign of conflict to come: Nigerian study links climate change, food and violence (Aug 16, 2025 05:30)
The pathway from climate change to violent conflict is not simple. There are the obviou...
70 years of data reveal adaptation measures slash European flood losses and fatalities (Aug 15, 2025 18:00)
Humans adapt to floods through private measures, early warning systems, emergency prepa...
Unlocking the drivers of voluntary single-use plastic reduction (Aug 15, 2025 16:38)
A belief that individual actions do make a meaningful difference is among the common fa...
Exceeding functional biosphere integrity limits: Study finds 60% of the world's land area is in a precarious state (Aug 15, 2025 15:00)
A new study maps the planetary boundary of "functional biosphere integrity" in spatial ...
Australia, why are you still obsessed with freeways—when they're driving us away from net zero? (Aug 15, 2025 13:43)
From Melbourne's proposed Outer Metropolitan Ring Road to Sydney's recently completed W...
Sensor data sheds light on powerful lightning within clouds (Aug 15, 2025 13:35)
A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently found that the strength diff...
Study explains mystery of former crater lakes in the highest mountain range of the Sahara (Aug 15, 2025 13:34)
An interdisciplinary research team led by scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and ...
Antarctica's changing landscape underscores the need for coordinated action, says report (Aug 15, 2025 09:00)
In the face of growing global pressures, a new report from Securing Antarctica's Enviro...
With waters at 32C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear (Aug 15, 2025 07:40)
When Murat Draman went scuba diving off the coast of the southern Turkish province of A...
Keeping cool with colors—Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat (Aug 15, 2025 07:34)
Equipped with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the swe...
Ivory Coast village reburies relatives as rising sea engulfs cemetery (Aug 15, 2025 07:30)
Fisherman Alphonse Akadie was forced to exhume the bodies of his relatives last year fr...
World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal (Aug 15, 2025 07:28)
Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday...
Researchers track how iron deficiency disrupts photosynthesis in crucial ocean algae (Aug 14, 2025 20:56)
The next time you breathe, consider this: Photosynthesis of algae, powered by iron dust...
Cultural heritage—a help or a hindrance in modern climate adaptation? (Aug 14, 2025 20:16)
How can cultural heritage be made fruitful as a resource for climate adaptation? Teresa...
Scientists hack microbes to identify environmental sources of methane (Aug 14, 2025 19:25)
Roughly two-thirds of all emissions of atmospheric methane—a highly potent greenhouse g...
The 'deep root' of the Anthropocene: Agriculture's impact on soil erosion goes back earlier than thought (Aug 14, 2025 19:05)
Every human being leaves traces behind, and has done so for thousands of years. In a ne...
Why some climate policies are more popular than others: A psychologist explains (Aug 14, 2025 18:15)
Despite growing concern about climate change, many countries have seen backlash against...