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Life in the universe may be way more common than we thought

Whether that's good news or not is anyone's guess, though.

Firefighters try to save sequoia trees from wildfires with blankets

World-famous national park is under threat -- and rangers are making a desperate attempt to save some of it.

The ozone hole over South Pole is now greater than the size of Antarctica

Scientists are trying to figure out why

Kew Gardens sets new record for its massive plant collection

It’s definitively worth a visit!

The system is broken: 90% of farm subsidies are bad for the environment and our health

Repurposing the money could be a way to fight poverty and improve global health.

State of New York to ban new fossil fuel vehicle sales by 2035

It’s the third US state to announce such a move.

Chalk one for the Paris Agreement: coal plants are getting canceled left and right

Coal is taking a nosedive. But is it really thanks to the Paris Agreement, or is it just about the money?

Meat and dairy are almost 60% of all our food emissions

Cutting down on meat is one of the best ways to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.

Denmark officially ends all Covid-19 restrictions -- thanks to the vaccine

Other EU countries could soon take similar steps

A grim year: record number of environmental defenders killed

They were protecting nature and got killed for it.

Netherlands wants to cut livestock herd by millions

It’s all about reducing pollution

Upside-down rhinos and other curious scientific findings from the Ig Nobel Awards

First they make you laugh and then they make you think.

Keep the oil in the soil: at least 60% of fossil fuel reserves have to remain untapped to meet climate targets

It’s time to discuss a real energy transition.

World’s largest carbon capture plant opens up in Iceland

It can suck up to 4,000 tons of CO2 every year.

Corals are putting up a fight against climate change

They are more resilient than we thought.

This is how land birds can fly across the open ocean

It's all about saving energy.

Climate change to intensify summer droughts in Europe

Get ready for a serious lack of rain.

We have gravely underestimated the economic cost of climate change

Get ready for a big GDP decline, unless emissions are cut

In unprecedented bid, health science journals unite and call for ambitious climate action

It's a health problem by now, they argue.

It's a date: SpaceX set for world’s first all-civilian spaceflight

It will all be for charity, paid for by a US entrepreneur.

NASA’s Perseverance rover drills a rock on Mars on its second attempt

The rover arrived in February on the Red Planet

Largest study of its kind shows surgical masks still play a key role in reducing the COVID-19 spread

Even more reasons to keep on using your face mask.

New bionic arm can communicate with the brain of the wearer

This stunning technology can restore natural behaviors in amputees.

Indigenous and local communities are key for nature conservation

If we want to protect the environment we have to engage these communities.

Human activities are driving wild trees species to extinction

There's still time to save the trees -- but we need to act quickly

Air pollution is reducing our life expectancy by more than two years

Air pollution kills more people than car collisions, smoking, or AIDS.

Berlin universities cut meat from menus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Guten Appetit!

The era of leaded gasoline is officially over - and it's a big deal

Next, it's time for the EV's to roll out

Greenland expedition discovers world's northernmost island by accident

It's formed by soil and rock left behind by glaciers.

Dangerous Hurricane Ida strikes Louisiana on Katrina anniversary

Climate change is increasing the chance of dangerous hurricanes.

Female hummingbirds avoid harassment by looking like males

The answer to the bullies? Look like one of them.

We need a simpler way to talk about climate change

There's too much jargon and people are getting confused.

North Korea campaigns against obesity amid severe food crisis

No, it’s not a joke.

Fukushima's radioactive wastewater to be dumped into the ocean through a tunnel

Construction of the tunnel will start next year, after feasibility studies are carried out.

What makes ants remarkable diggers? It's all about physics, study finds

When they are together, they work like a single unit, protecting their colony

Barnacle-inspired glue can seal wounds in seconds, save lives

It can adhere to surfaces even when they are covered with blood, which makes it a game changer

The first climate change famine is here: Madagascar is desperate

Hunger is driving people to eat raw cactus, wild leaves and locusts.

Europe’s deadly floods were much more likely because of climate change

We urgently have to scale up climate action -- or face the consequences.

Europe’s biggest ever drug drone was just seized by Spanish cops

The aircraft was being used for a drug trafficking network.

Rain falls on Greenland’s snowy summit for the first time on record

Another worrying sign of the climate crisis

Blue hydrogen is worse for climate than fossil fuels, study finds

It’s usually touted as a clean energy source, but that may not be the case

Metabolism doesn't change with age -- at least not how you think it does

Stop blaming it all on your metabolism.

Humans have driven hundreds of bird species to extinction in the last 50,000 years

We're solely to blame.

Researchers find out why sunflowers always face east

It's all about reproduction.

It’s not just CO2. We urgently have to tackle methane emissions

The less-infamous greenhouse gas is also a problem to be reckoned with.

Researchers crack the mystery of why pistachio shells are so tough

It's not what you think.

These are the key findings of the IPCC climate report -- region by region

From droughts to flooding, every region of the planet is experiencing different consequences from the climate crisis, but no part is spared. In the new report, climate experts grouped under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looked at the already visible and the upcoming climate effects, likely to soon aggravate as temperature rises. The […]

Men could significantly outnumber women within decades -- and this is a problem

Researchers anticipate an even larger deficit of female births

We can still avoid breaking the 1.5ºC climate change barrier, says IPCC scientist -- but we need to act *now*

To avoid the brunt of climate change, we need to absolutely transform the economy.

It's totally our fault: Humans "unequivocally" causing global warming

It's our last chance to transform the economy and prevent catastrophic climate damage.

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