Why Evolution Stalled for Millions of Years Before Suddenly Exploding
Artist’s impression of an Ediacaran animal community. Credit: Hugo Salais A new study suggests evolution stayed stuck for…
Urban wildlife is changing from the inside out (commentary)
Cities are now home to wildlife like foxes, parrots, monkeys, raccoons, boars, and countless bird species, which…
Coal finally loses to the Sun
Electrek reports that solar supplied 12.8% of U.S. electricity in May 2026, beating coal’s 12.2% for the first…
Bolivia moves to formalize mining permits without environmental licenses, and the plan reopens the clash between enforcement, revenue, and the ecological cost of “legalizing” the irregular
Bolivia’s government is weighing a decree that could turn 3,982 old mining authorizations into formal administrative mining contracts,…
A single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water to produce, the equivalent of around 100 standard bathtubs, and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of driving an average car about 250 miles.
The figures come from two of the most carefully constructed peer-reviewed datasets in environmental science. The water footprint…
A low-carbon computing platform from your retired phones
Redeploying unmodified consumer smartphones in a datacenter environment would be hazardous and inefficient. Smartphones’ compute elements are wrapped…
How Taiwan is balancing between American and Chinese visions of energy dominance
U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency on his first day back in office framed…
Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the ocean has puzzled scientists
In the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland and Iceland, a large patch of water is doing something…
Europe’s energy crisis has a silver lining: It just made going green a lot cheaper
Energy price increases such as those triggered by the war in Ukraine make faster decarbonization more cost effective,…
Community conservation in Ghana has evolved, but policy and funding need to catch up
In Ghana, community resource management areas are the main way that local communities get involved in managing natural…
Dooley confirms €100k for New Nature-Based Play Space at Lees Road
A new nature-based play and learning space will be developed at John O’Sullivan Park, Lees Road, Ennis after…
Stop recycling egg boxes immediately and instead use them in 1 area
Every week, you’ll probably discard takeaway containers, several plastic bottles, and at least one empty egg carton. There’s…