A leading ecologist from the University of St Andrews calls for coordinated action to investigate the environmental impacts of humanity’s emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic.…
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Thawing permafrost can result in the loss of terrain, as seen in this image where part of the coastal bluff along Drew Point, Alaska, has…
An MIT team has generated new maps of jet contrails over the United States before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, which show a steep reduction…
The 2018 Woolsey Fire in California burned nearly 100,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. This image was taken on November 9, 2018. Credit:…
Synthetic biologists have engineered bacteria to convert carbon waste into valuable chemicals. The carbon-negative approach could contribute to a net-zero emissions economy. Credit: Justin Muir…
Germany’s icebreaking research vessel Polarstern (operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research). Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge AWI experts…
Collecting water samples from the Hudson River. Credit: Adam Steckley More than 70% of microplastics found in samples from oceans and rivers could come from…
In 18 zones of the U.S. West, plant water sensitivity is high (>1.5), and the vapor pressure deficit is rising faster than average. Because both…
Scientist investigating coastal erosion caused by thawing permafrost near Bykovsky Peninsula, Laptev Sea, Siberia, Russia. Credit: AWI/Paul Overduin Erosion is destroying the coasts of the…
The startup Loci Controls, begun at MIT, uses solar-powered devices to improve methane capture at gas collection wells in landfills. Credit: Courtesy of Loci Controls…
The coast of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil is an example of a coastal region that is under high levels of increasing pressure. Credit: Leonardo Felippi…
Salmon can colonize newly created streams, but face many other challenges from climate change. Credit: Freshwaters Illustrated A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers…
2019 – 2020 Heat and drought exacerbated fire season in 2020, but cattle grazing and other human activities also primed the region to burn. One…
Apple blossoms during spring. Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for…
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels today are higher than at any point in the past 800,000 years or more. During a year when terms like carbon…
NOAA’s GOES-T is the third satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R Series, the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system.…
Stanford researchers found that gas stoves emit far more methane than once thought, and most of the emissions occur while the stove is off. During…
A typical seafood meal. Credit: Farhad Ibrahimzade As a major source of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, food production has long occupied an important place in the…
The updated Planetary Boundaries framework (2022) showing 5 boundaries transgressed, now including “novel entities.” Credit: Stockholm Resilience Centre/Azote First assessment published of planetary boundary related…
Choosing a turkey burger instead of a beef burger could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water-use impact. Americans who eat beef could slash their diet’s…