The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has adjourned. The result is "The UAE consensus" on fossil fuels.
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has adjourned. The result is "The UAE consensus" on fossil fuels.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health.
Environment
Dec 3, 2023
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Governments need to stop allowing land to be converted in the face of rising global consumption, a leading UN scientist has warned, as data shows the world is off track to meet land degradation targets.
Environment
Nov 7, 2023
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An innovative paint that contains oxygen-producing bacteria capable of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) has been created by scientists from the University of Surrey. Researchers suggest this paint, known as a "biocoating," ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 17, 2023
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Significant hurdles lie ahead of the G20's renewable energy target agreed in New Delhi last weekend, but the ambitious goal is feasible, experts say.
Environment
Sep 15, 2023
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Like it or not, there are lots of good arguments for eating insects—both in animal feeds and on human plates. You can farm them with much less land, water and feed than the likes of cows and sheep. Their greenhouse gas ...
Ecology
Sep 12, 2023
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The bank of screens in Ismail Aydin's Istanbul water management system control room flashes a worrying number: 29.7 percent.
Environment
Sep 1, 2023
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Carbon emissions from China are growing faster now than before COVID-19 struck, data show, dashing hopes the pandemic may have put the world's most polluting nation on a new emissions trajectory.
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a framework for quantifying how well countries around the world are doing at providing adequate food, energy and water to their citizens without exceeding nature's capacity ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2023
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Global warming is affecting terrestrial insects in multiple ways. In response to increasingly frequent heat extremes, they have to either reduce their activity or seek shelter in more suitable microhabitats. A new study led ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2023
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