Chickens Blush and Fluff Their Feathers to Express Emotion, Levels of Excitement, Study Finds
Aug 21, 2024, 12:42 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Sounds, body language and facial expressions are used to communicate emotions by mammals like pigs,…Arctic ‘Mercury Bomb’ Threatens Food Chain as Climate Warms
Aug 20, 2024, 10:54 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
As global heating caused by the climate crisis warms the Arctic as much as four times faster than…Australia Could Prevent Thousands of Bats From Being Killed Each Year by Wind Turbines With Simple Fix, Study Finds
Aug 20, 2024, 9:30 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Wind farm operators in Australia are being encouraged to use the simple method of curtailment —…U.S. Signals New Support for Global Plastics Reduction, Reports Say
Aug 20, 2024, 3:45 pm By Paige Bennett
The U.S. has shifted its policy position and is now in favor of supporting limitations on global…Aquaculture 101: Everything You Need to Know
Aug 20, 2024, 1:40 pm By Bridget Reed Morawski
Quick Key Facts Aquaculture is the agricultural practice of cultivating livestocks of aquatic…Massachusetts to Phase Out Toxic PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Gear
Aug 19, 2024, 8:01 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Governor of Massachusetts Maura Healey has signed a new law to phase out per- and polyfluoroalkyl…4 Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water, Study Finds
Aug 19, 2024, 4:53 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
More than half of people on Earth — approximately 4 billion— lack access to safe drinking water,…Solar Power and Battery Storage Lead New Utility-Scale Electricity in U.S. for First Half of 2024
Aug 19, 2024, 3:03 pm By Paige Bennett
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Preliminary Monthly…Urban Moss in Older Portland, Oregon, Neighborhoods Reveals Alarmingly High Lead Levels
Aug 19, 2024, 12:29 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
The United States has a legacy of lead contamination that could be affecting the environment around…Billionaire Accused of Stealing Sand From Public Beach in Malibu for Use at $30M Home
Aug 16, 2024, 6:54 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Billionaire Mark Attanasio, who owns the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, has been accused of…Healthy Soil Sounds ‘Like an Underground Rave Concert’ With Clicks, Pops and Crackles of a Vast Ecosystem
Aug 16, 2024, 5:35 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
If you’ve ever wondered what healthy soil sounds like, a new study has found that it emits the…Wind and Solar Produced More Energy Than Coal in the U.S. From January Through July This Year, a First
Aug 16, 2024, 3:09 pm By Paige Bennett
From January through July of this year, wind and solar in the U.S. generated more net electricity…Climate Disaster Survivors Call For Criminal Investigation Into Fossil Fuel Industry
Aug 16, 2024, 10:52 am By Michael Riojas
More than 10,000 survivors and loved ones of survivors of “climate-driven disasters” have signed…Nearly 25% of Europe’s Landscape Could be Rewilded, Research Finds
Aug 15, 2024, 8:41 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Abandoned farmlands in Europe — which make up nearly 25 percent of the continent’s landscape …Ernesto Leaves Hundreds of Thousands in Puerto Rico Without Power as It Barrels Toward Bermuda
Aug 15, 2024, 4:36 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Hurricane Ernesto left about a third of Puerto Rico’s residents without power on Thursday as it…U.S. Department of the Interior Announces $775 Million to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
Aug 15, 2024, 3:17 pm By Paige Bennett
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced $775 million in funding via the Bipartisan…A Complete Guide to Chaos Gardening
Aug 15, 2024, 12:37 pm By Linnea Harris
If the idea of meticulously planning and caring for a garden brings you nothing but stress, this…Canada’s Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfires Released Almost a Decade’s Worth of Emissions, Report Finds
Aug 14, 2024, 9:45 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Last year’s record-breaking wildfires in Canada produced almost a decade’s worth of greenhouse…466 Million Children Live in Parts of the World Where Extremely Hot Days Have Doubled: UNICEF Report
Aug 14, 2024, 6:36 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Nearly half a billion children live in areas of the globe where there are twice as many or more…Global Food Banks Curbed 1.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions in 2023 by Reducing Food Waste, Report Finds
Aug 14, 2024, 4:00 pm By Paige Bennett
In its latest impact report, the Global Foodbanking Network revealed that it provided food and…
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