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World's first recyclable wind turbine blade closes the sustainability loop in wind energy

Turbine blades have always been the Achilles heel of wind power -- until now.

How many people will carbon dioxide kill? A lot

Meet a horrifying new metric: the "mortality cost of carbon".

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.

What makes ant teeth so super strong and sharp

Evenly spaced zinc atoms allows the ant's mandible to pack a powerful punch.

Swedish company produces the first slab of steel that didn't require any coal

We've come a long way from peat furnaces and bog iron.

Indigenous and local communities are key for nature conservation

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

The family of hand-standing skunks just got bigger

There's more to these adorable acrobats than meets the eye.

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.

Oil spill from Syria is close to hitting Cyprus' shores

Hopefully, everyone will be banding together and doing their utmost best to tackle this spill.

Raptor birds around the world are in decline, as they struggle with habitat loss and poisoned foods

It’s a global problem, affecting over half of all species.

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.

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.

LED street lights may be decimating insect populations

This could have a cascading effect on other wildlife that depend on insects for food.

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

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.

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

Another worrying sign of the climate crisis

Satellite images show the massive extent of August's wildfires

Fires are ravaging many parts of the world.

Purple bacteria turn sewage into hydrogen fuel

Purple is the new black.

Rattlesnakes modulate their tail wagging to make you think they're closer than they are

Actually, I'm not mad at all. Thank you, snakebros.

Highly venomous sea snakes may be attacking scuba divers as a mating behavior

Olive sea snakes may charge at human divers because they mistake them for rival males or potential mates.

Leaky pipes in Baltimore are funneling a lot of pharmaceuticals into local waterways

The paper illustrates how outsized an effect old or damaged infrastructure can have on our environment.

Temperature extremes on both ends impair bees' flight, raising new concerns about climate change

At higher temperatures, bees simply can't fly.

Submersible robots help us better understand ocean health and carbon flows

Good bots.

We just lived through the Earth's hottest month on record

... the hottest month so far!

Just 5% of the world's power plants produce 73% of the global electricity emissions

These hyper-pollutors are truly atrocious.

Falcons use 'natural makeup' to improve their hunting success

The species' dark 'eyeliner' acts as a sun shield to improve the birds' hunting ability, a new study suggests.

3D-printed components are now in use at US nuclear plant

The technology is no longer just for gifts and gadgets -- it's reliable enough to be used for nuclear energy.

Feisty bees make more potent venom, which makes for better medicine

Temperature and geographical location of the hive also have an effect.

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

How your labrador's yellow coat may shed secrets about canine evolution

Hundreds of dog breeds share five distinct coat patterns, whose genes originated more than two million years ago in the extinct ancestor of dogs and wolves.

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.

Scientists engineer 'daddy shortlegs' to better understand spiders

Though not technically spiders, the daddy longlegs genome could be key to understanding arachnid evolution.

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.

World's largest battery manufacturer bets big on sodium-ion batteries

They're much cheaper and environmentally friendly than lithium-ion batteries.

Apes signal 'hello' and 'farewell' when starting and exiting social interactions

Our closest living relatives on the tree of life may also exhibit complex social cues that are paramount to joint commitment.

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 […]

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.

How global warming causes both extreme heat and cold weather

Extreme heat and cold may arise from the same underlying mechanisms, with global warming as the common denominator.

A new IPCC report on climate change is coming. What should we expect?

It will be a wake up call for governments, urging them to act on the climate crisis

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