Scientists can’t agree about Chernobyl’s impact on wildlife
Katarina Zimmer Is Chernobyl a radioactive wasteland reeling from chronic radiation, or a post-nuclear paradise with thriving populations of animals and other life forms? Studies…
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Bangladesh power bill mounts amid plan to supersize already bloated capacity
Bangladesh is paying hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to private electricity producers every year for electricity that’s going unused, a government report indicates….
Why Bulgaria and Poland can withstand Russia cutting off their gas supply
Russian energy giant Gazprom has completely cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. Both countries are apparently being punished for refusing Russia’s demand that…
One quarter’ of US emissions since 2005 come from fossil fuels on public lands
Emissions equivalent to nearly a quarter of the US total since 2005 have come from fossil fuels extracted on the nation’s public lands and waters,…
What the latest science says about Antarctica and sea-level rise
As the Earth’s climate warms, sea levels are rising, threatening to swallow coastlines and flood low-lying cities. Scientists are working to understand how much and…
Green Fuels for Several Types of Engines
Roads and road vehicles are everywhere, but reliable grid electricity is not. So, however appealing all·electric cars may be, they aren’t for everywhere, nor for…
Mining companies seek to expand into Brazil’s indigenous territories
The search for new mining areas is expanding into Brazil’s indigenous territories, amid rising mineral revenues and exports, as well as incentives from Jair Bolsonaro’s…
Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife
Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47℃ and 30℃ higher than normal. Heatwaves are bizarre at any…
Why the Chemical Industry Is an Overlooked Climate Foe — and What to Do About It
Climate change is quickly evolving into climate catastrophe, and there’s a narrow window of time to do something about it. While the world works on…
Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated
Since the first factories began manufacturing polyester from petroleum in the 1950s, humans have produced an estimated 9.1 billion tons of plastic. Of the waste…
EU Energy Policy at a Crossroads
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has jeopardized the European Union’s plan for clean and secure energy. The EU’s Fit for 55 package aims to reduce…
The Original Sin of American wilderness
The Good… The Bad… And the Ugly. A good analysis of American wilderness includes all three of these categories. Wilderness is defined in the Merriam-Webster…
The untapped power of nuclear fusion
Two nuclear power stations in Ukraine were among the first Russian targets. Putin’s troops attacked and seized control of the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia plants. This…