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By Ula Chrobak Agriculture researchers seek ways to reduce nitrous oxide’s impact on warming As nations and industries try to cut greenhouse gas emissions to…
By Ula Chrobak Agriculture researchers seek ways to reduce nitrous oxide’s impact on warming As nations and industries try to cut greenhouse gas emissions to…
Microscopic organisms known as extremophiles inhabit some of the last places on Earth you might expect to find life, from the extreme pressures of the…
On Aug. 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its most comprehensive report on the science of climate change since 2013. It…
Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world,…
On a tuesday afternoon in late March 2020, Zezico Rodrigues Guajajara was killed by gunmen as he was driving a motorbike near his home village on…
New and emerging technologies could pave the way to net-zero carbon emissions agriculture in the next two decades, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of…
While some people may not be concerned with the plight of polar bears or the destruction of rainforests, no one wants to suffer from diminished…
There is “a significant number of lives that can be saved if you pursue climate policies that are more aggressive than the business-as-usual scenario.” Providing…
Recent extreme weather events across the globe highlight the energy security risks that climate change brings; From heatwaves to droughts, these challenges highlight the urgent…
The Sun over Earth, seen from the International Space Station. NASA, CC BY-NC Scott Denning, Colorado State University You probably remember your grade school science…
Nebraska’s largest electric utility could dramatically reduce carbon emissions over the next three decades at little or no cost to ratepayers, according to a pair…
It begins with the idea that the adverse impacts of a warming climate are not felt equitably among people. Climate change, an inherently social…
With the Covid-19 pandemic driving up government debt across many nations, there are growing calls for “debt swaps” to be used to help developing nations…