new study says forestation has less potential to fix the climate than hoped
Planting trees is seen as a cornerstone of efforts to avert climate breakdown. But a major new study…
Easier plastic recycling is on the horizon
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A Deeply Underrated Way To Help People In Natural Disaster Zones: COTD
A Deeply Underrated Way To Help People In Natural Disaster Zones: COTD – The Autopian wpDiscuzWould love your…
Nature is worth more than $500bn to the Australian economy each year – why aren’t we doing more to protect it? | Pew: 30by30
An alliance of Australian conservation, land management and science groups is calling on the Australian government to increase…
This was the hottest summer on record. If it happens again next year, Britain’s ecosystems won’t cope | Lucy Jones
What does British summertime mean to you? Blackberries? Picnics? Festivals? Ticks? This summer has been the hottest on…
What the Future Ocean Might Look Like Amid Climate Change, Overfishing and More
Source: Halpern, et. al., Science (2025) By Delger Erdenesanaa Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul; Photographs and Video by Madeline…
Abandoned Queensland coal borehole found to be emitting 10,000 cars’ worth of greenhouse gas | Queensland
A study of one abandoned coal exploration borehole in a Queensland paddock has found it was leaking the…
No glaciers or crevasses—332 underwater canyons discovered in Antarctica, five times more than previously thought, which could accelerate sea level rise
Scientists have just discovered that Antarctica—that place we all imagine as nothing but ice and penguins—is hiding hundreds…
Scientists create biodegradable plastic stronger than PET
The PET-alternative PDCA is biodegradable and has superior physical properties. A Kobe University team of bioengineers engineered E.…
World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, has broken up
Facebook Tweet Email Link The world’s largest iceberg is “rapidly breaking up” into several large “very large chunks,”…
Sewage in Thames disrupts Olympic swimmers’ pollution challenge
A group of world-class swimmers who swam the Thames this week to raise awareness of river pollution had…
Hurricane Kiko will make historic direct hit on Hawaii, spaghetti models predict
Hurricane Kiko’s course has shifted and the major storm is now headed straight for Hawaii in a rare…