Solar Tops Coal in U.S. Power Mix for the First Month Ever
Solar power held a record-high 12.8% share of U.S. electricity supply in May, overtaking coal-generated power for the…
The Climate Change Culprits Not Addressed by Global Policy
Record-high global temperatures aren’t driven only by well-known greenhouse gas culprits. These other emissions, unlike carbon dioxide, don’t…
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,…
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…
Meteorological, agricultural, hydrological: 3 types of drought
While drought is a recurring seasonal event, it is rarely a uniform phenomenon. To measure how changing climate…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A lack of sex held back life’s diversity for millions of years
image: Artist’s impression of a Edicaran animal community. view more Credit: Hugo Salais The way that Earth’s first…