What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures
Simon Mair, University of Surrey Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what…
Nature & Environment
Can we protect nature by giving it legal rights?
Around the world, communities are using “Rights of Nature” laws to defend waterways, species and more from human threats February 4, 2020 — A great…
Microsoft’s Moonshot Plan to Reverse Its Lifetime CO2 Emissions by 2050
The alarming headlines about Australia’s bush fires over the last couple weeks have heightened the global outcry over climate change, and companies, NGOs, and governments…
Undone Science: When Research Fails Polluted Communities
It was nearly 30 years ago when Debbie Blackburn and her husband Scott bought a boxy, postwar house six blocks from the Ohio River in…
We’ll Soon Be Able to Prosper and Save the Earth at the Same Time. Here’s How
Life is pretty different today than it was 20 or even 10 years ago. Smartphones and the internet have changed the way we do business,…
Mourning a glacier
Swiss and Icelandic scientists held funerals to mark the loss of their rivers of ice. They came dressed in black, giving sombre speeches as others…
For Cement’s Massive Carbon Footprint, Some Concrete Steps
On a scorching July morning at a testing facility outside of Paris, a cadre of scientists, engineers, and architects wearing hard hats and safety goggles…
The moment of truth for coal, oil, and gas in Latin America
New UN report calls for end to fossil fuel production – even in developing regions such as Latin America The message is clear: if we…
Climate explained: how volcanoes influence climate and how their emissions compare to what we produce
Michael Petterson, Auckland University of Technology Everyone is going on about reducing our carbon footprint, zero emissions, planting sustainable crops for biodiesel etc. Is it…
A middle path to sustainable farming
By Natasha Gilbert Agricultural economists are homing in on hybrid, low-input methods that will both safeguard the environment and feed the future billions Alfalfa, oats…
India builds homes to resist climate-linked floods
Bamboo, lime and mud are traditional materials being used innovatively in southern India to rebuild homes that can withstand the impact of recurring floods. The…
Indonesia’s huge fires and toxic haze will cause health problems for years to come
Maria C. Lo Bue, United Nations University Indonesia is currently in the throes of an environmental emergency. Thousands of hectares of forest are burning across…
‘This Is Truly Terrifying’: Scientists Studying Underwater Permafrost Thaw Find Area of the Arctic Ocean ‘Boiling With Methane Bubbles’
The lead researcher said that “this is the most powerful” methane seep he has ever seen. “No one has ever recorded anything similar.” Scientists studying…