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Cutting federal funding: Trump proposed unrealistic and unscientific ways to combat forest fires and threatened to cut “$$$ help.”
The climate summit was supposed to take place in Chile, but massive protests and riots forced the country to pull out. Spain’s president jumped in, saying that Madrid can save the conference and host it from 2-13 December (as initially planned). Violence and climate Every year, world leaders meet under the auspice of the UN […]
It was the first time a study revealed the effects of pesticides on fish.
Temperature fluctuations, maybe from climate or maybe from geothermal systems, amplified a natural process that grew the crystals.
Macaques rely on tools for foods such as shellfish.
A new study looking into social bonding dynamics for vampire bats reports that friendships they make in captivity are likely to continue after the animals are released back into the wild. While primates are the most iconic group of animals when it comes to social dynamics and friendships, the new study suggests that vampire bats […]
This not just happening only in Germany, but all over the world.
Project Team Trees seeks to plant 20 million trees by 2020
A company developed a technology to fix the roads and deal with plastic waste
The aim of the project is to clean 1.000 of the world's most polluted rivers
Around the world, thousands of people die every year from snakebite – and there’s not enough antivenom to go round. But even if we had the antivenom we needed, would people use it?
A factory in France has created a process to recycle any plastic into any other plastic
Tiny particles penetrate into the lungs and the bloodstream
About 110 million worldwide live below the high-tide level.
The inga tree can grow in very poor soil and improve it
Companies and millionaires are expected to buy 8.000 new jets over the next decade
A wider use of healthier diets could reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture
Trees have extraordinary powers, especially when it comes to water. But such powers must be wielded with care.
Some thunderstorms are so intense that the vivid lightning and crashes of thunder may keep you up at night. Here’s a thought that will surely keep you awake during such restless storms: some lightning bolts are so large they can extend across multiple states. According to scientists who analyzed satellite imagery, one such lighting bolt […]
Protected areas support the climate and wildlife -- it is our responsability to look after them properly.
Behind the growth of wind energy there’s the growing awareness of the climate crisis and political responses to environmental concerns, the report said.
Using carbon capture only reduces a small fraction of the emissions
A new study traced back our ancestral homeland to the south of the Zambezi river, just north of Botswana.
The event emitted as much methane as Boston in the same period
The company is accused of lying to its investors over the future of the climate
This is the first study that investigated how rearranging a menu can influence meat-free meals.
Global audit found the company responsible for over 11,000 pieces of plastic collected during a full day cleanup.
In two years, the rainforest could start becoming a savannah
Unlike most of us, rats seem to find driving relaxing. A team of U.S. scientists reports training a group of rats to drive tiny vehicles around in exchange for treats (Froot Loops cereal). The team found hormonal cues suggesting that the animals found driving around to be relaxing, maybe even fun and enjoyable. The findings […]
Crustaceans are just as good as some mammals at spatial learning.
Energy storage company Highview Power has announced its intention to build a cryogenic energy storage facility in the north of England, a first for the U.K. A decommissioned power plant will be converted to house the cryobattery, according to Highview Power. After completion, the installation will have a 50 MW/250 MWh capacity (roughly as much […]
The bad news may signal a deadly change in U.S. environmental health.
Sick of plastic waste? So are these researchers.
It would requiere more land to produce the same amount of food
Report shows strategies used by companies to confuse public on climate crisis
Who said size doesn't matter?
Russian navy finds five new islands previously hidden by glaciers
Burning things takes a lot of water.
The aye-aye is the craziest primate out there -- and it just got a lot more interesting.
When sexual selection favors the loud.
The size of the turbine and the length of the blades are key to reduce the impacts
Global renewable energy capacity will rise by 50% in five years’ time
Oof.
Hurricanes + earthquakes? Scientists have described a new geophysical phenomenon.
Gotta go fast.
Small changes just aren't gonna cut it -- we need big, societal changes, at every level.
More people are choosing to buy larger and more polluting cars
In matters of the farm, diversity matters.
The law will apply in 2023, as well as another initiative that bans animals in circus performances
Climate change and poverty can increase the risk of an outbreak, researchers warn.
