Solar panels are creating an unexpected effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert
Solar panels may be benefiting the world in more ways than one. We know that solar power now…
There is a body of water on Earth that is not bordered by any coastline and is warming rapidly
Sail about 590 miles east of Florida and you can enter a sea that never touches land. The…
Billion-dollar mining merger targets ocean’s most biodiverse stretch
The combined company is pursuing what it describes as a dual-track regulatory strategy. In the Cook Islands, it…
The Global Wildlife Trade Is Fueling the Spread of Viruses
Scientists have long known that deadly diseases, from HIV to SARS to Ebola, can begin in animals and…
Sizing up one of the world’s most ambitious eco-projects : NPR
Women install barricades to halt the shifting dunes that threaten to swamp the oasis outside their village of…
Two cheetah cubs narrowly escape the illegal pet trade
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trees are reappearing without anyone having planted them
When people picture African landscapes, they often imagine dust, drought, and thinning vegetation. But in central Tanzania, farmers…
In photos: Cyclone Vaianu as it made landfall in North Island – NZ Herald
In photos: Cyclone Vaianu as it made landfall in North Island NZ HeraldStates of emergency continue overnight as Cyclone…
Environment: Nature is in decline – and we are funding the damage
Glaciers are disappearing, biodiversity loss is accelerating, and governments continue to spend far more destroying nature than protecting…
Plastic Pollution Is Bad Enough. Burning It Can Be Even Worse.
Plastic Pollution Is Bad Enough. Burning It Can Be Even Worse. We use cookies to ensure that we…
Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years | Birds
“The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” So wrote Shakespeare…
Beaching isn’t the answer to the recycling wave about to crash ashore
More recycling capacity will be urgently needed in the years ahead, but reverting to old ways by beaching…