California Grid Smashes Record, Gets 67% of Energy From Renewables
CALIFORNIA LEADING THE WAY On May 13, 2017, California smashed through another renewable energy milestone as its largest grid, controlled by the California Independent System…
Nature & Environment
This Tiny Remote Island Has Been Named The Most Plastic-Polluted Place on Earth
This is unprecedented In the middle of the South Pacific, there’s a remote, uninhabited island, virtually hidden more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) from the…
Worthless mining waste could suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere and reverse emissions
The Paris Agreement commits nations to limiting global warming to less than 2˚C by the end of the century. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent…
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court stops hydroelectric project for failing to consult indigenous people
On November 1, 2016, the Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica’s Supreme Court provided some good news to a Terraba (Teribe) Indigenous territory when it stopped…
Yes, the Arctic’s freakishly warm winter is due to humans’ climate influence
For the Arctic, like the globe as a whole, 2016 has been exceptionally warm. For much of the year, Arctic temperatures have been much higher…
The rights of nature: indigenous philosophies reframing law
Indigenous battles to defend nature have taken to the streets, leading to powerful mobilizations like the gathering at Standing Rock. They have also taken to…
Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2017
After a disappointing 2016, when most of the annual major meteor showers were washed out by moonlight, 2017 looks far more promising. Of the big…
Now that Christmas is over, what are you going to do with your tree?
How time flies. But as the festive season draws to a close there is one thing left to sort out: what to do with the…
The race to make Formula One greener
Toby Miller, Loughborough University Formula One racing has been the subject of a massive takeover by US cable tycoon John Malone, driven by the desire…
Sustainable agriculture to reduce greenhouse gas, malnutrition and poverty
The lack of progress on agricultural issues influences climate change. Fact. During the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22) the Kingdom of Morocco, the Food…
Virginia Tech researchers: Climate change may benefit Ethiopia, increase the country’s access to water
Despite the many disastrous impacts of climate change, there are some regions of the globe that might benefit from hotter temperatures. A team of researchers…
How trees communicate via a Wood Wide Web
A new book, The Hidden Life of Trees, claims that trees talk to one another. But is this really the case? The simple answer is…
UT Study Cracks Coldest Case: How the Most Famous Human Ancestor Died
Lucy, the most famous fossil of a human ancestor, probably died after falling from a tree, according to a study appearing in Nature led by…