The most overhyped sustainable products and what shoppers should know
Many products marketed as sustainable come with environmental tradeoffs that consumers may not realize. d3sign/Getty Images Walk through…
A clean break꞉ leaving fossil volatility for clean tech security
2.1 Europe’s clean import dependencies tend to exist further up supply chains At present, Europe has limited capacity…
Hidden Coral World The Size of Vatican City Found Deep Beneath The Ocean : ScienceAlert
In the pitch-dark gloom beneath the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina, a magical wonderland lies…
Why are ocean creatures so darned big?
The main reason why marine animals are able to grow so large is because water provides buoyancy, which…
Birdwatch: Going to the Galápagos for the gulls | Birdwatching
Most visitors don’t come to the Galápagos for the gulls. With more than a dozen kinds of Darwin’s…
Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events?
Our novel artificial intelligence model can predict extreme storm surges with high accuracy, including under future climate conditions.…
Landmark law in Colombia aims to reduce deforestation by tracking cattle
NEW YORK (AP) — Colombia has enacted a landmark law requiring the cattle industry to trace livestock and…
Ocean iron fertilization from enhanced mid-ocean-ridge volcanism due to ice-age sea-level falls
Martin, J. H. & Fitzwater, S. E. Iron deficiency limits phytoplankton growth in the north-east Pacific subarctic. Nature…
Heatwaves are killing tens of thousands in India. Officials are barely counting them
India has been sweltering through a baking hot summer, with temperatures in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh…
Sex jumpstarted Earth’s animal biodiversity
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Will Earth truly cool down after net-zero, or are we locked into millennia of Anthropocene heat?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We imagine that if global emissions are reduced, the problem will sort itself out.…
This 243-foot machine is turning ocean tides into clean electricity
While solar panels rely on sunshine and wind turbines depend on changing weather conditions, tidal energy offers something…