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Researchers found fragments of plastic in sea spray.
Droughts are becoming more frequent and more severe -- and they're threatening water resources.
Study looked at the costs of protecting coastal communities compared to benefits throughout Europe.
All European corporations have made pledges but they have been overstated, study claims.
They created a high resolution map of microplastics and macroplastics
New research in Sicily has found human-associated bacteria in underground caves.
Some rising tides sink all boats.
The finding could help us understand how coronaviruses make the jump to humans.
It's not yet deployable on a mass scale, but at least we know it works.
Tree planting is far from a panacea, researchers argue, and shouldn't be seen as a solution by itself.
The search for the gene that enables some bees to give birth without having sex took more than 30 years.
Warmer, wetter tropical soil increases microbial activity -- which belch out CO2.
"We believe Jurassic Park was wrong about raptor behavior," say the authors.
The epidemic is also saving lives by forcing a reduction in air pollution.
Survey shows most people see climate change as being just as dangerous as the pandemic.
High temperatures have combined with unauthorized agricultural fires to spawn massive blazes.
Logging increased the risk and severity of the Australian wildfires of last year.
California's beaches are enjoying a ghostly blue glow at night due to algal blooms.
I've never related to anything more in my life.
Researchers found a microbe in Kenya that protects mosquitoes against malaria.
The hardest hit regions are in Asia and Africa.
It's the second year in a row where whaling is halted in Iceland, but it's not for humanitarian reasons.
"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," the team explains.
Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy sources in two-thirds of the world.
Researchers found the highest concentration ever
The ancient mammal "bends and even breaks a lot of rules," said researchers.
The coronavirus pandemic is changing many things, and flying is chief among them.
As Europe is increasingly looking at ways to shift away from coal, Sweden has a solid head start.
Scientists make a dire warning. Again.
"Being able to eat a lot of fruit or nectar without [getting drunk] would certainly open up an important food resource," explains lead author Mareike Janiak
It helps people and the planet too -- win!
It's just like in Avatar.
The economic recovery should also serve to tackle climate change, they say.
The authors call it "a place where a human time-traveller would not last very long."
Increasing the three canopy in Philadelphia could prevent up to 400 premature deaths.
The country will reduce the use of coal and limit livestock herds
The number of insects has dropped 25% in the last 30 years.
Seven more cases of felines with coronavirus have been reported at the Bronx Zoo.
No movement of people or industrial activity brought a cleaner sky over most cities.
Scientists always thought animals need oxygen to survive. That's now a myth.
Our capacity to make basic decisions could be affected by emissions, too.
The timing and availability of snowmelt, needed for irrigation, could be altered.
Contaminants ranged from antibiotics to fire retardants.
"It has been made much worse than it would have been because of climate change," the authors explain.
I agree with that view.
Korea's ruling party won the elections and announced plans to push ahead with climate goals.
It's the first time these viruses have been detected, but they don't pose any threat to us. Yet.
There's still a climate emergency to fix after this. So why support fossil fuel companies?
The conflict between conservationists and ranchers shows no signs of de-escalating -- and authorities seem to favor the latter
It will be built across 40,000 square meters of water.
