Orangutan Observed Treating a Wound With a Medicinal Plant for the First Time
May 3, 2024, 5:51 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesBiologists have observed a Sumatran male orangutan using the sap and chewed leaves of a medicinal…Extreme Drought in Philippines Reveals Centuries-Old Town
May 3, 2024, 2:52 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesA centuries-old town emerged in the Philippines recently when a long drought dried up a dam.…Biden Expands Two National Monuments in California
May 3, 2024, 2:09 pm By Paige BennettThe Biden administration announced plans to expand two national monuments in California: the San…Parrots Prefer Live Video Calls With Other Parrots Over Pre-Recorded Videos, Study Finds
May 2, 2024, 6:51 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesA new study by researchers at University of Glasgow has found that pet parrots prefer video calling…Unprecedented Floods and Landslides in Kenya Kill 188, Displace 165,000
May 2, 2024, 2:28 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesSince March, flooding and landslides throughout Kenya have killed at least 188 people, with dozens…Global Aviation Emissions Nearly 300 Million Metric Tons Higher Than Reported for 2019, Study Finds
May 2, 2024, 1:43 pm By Paige BennettA new study has uncovered that flight-related emissions from 2019 are far higher than reported.…Plastic Manufacturing and Processing Are Still Increasing, Study Finds
May 1, 2024, 5:57 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesPlastic — once seen as a marvel of modern science with uses from packaging to textiles — is now…Indian Ocean to See ‘Rapid and Strong’ Increase in Heat Waves Unless CO2 Emissions ‘Substantially Cut’
May 1, 2024, 4:15 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesNew research has found that the tropical Indian Ocean is warming at an unprecedented rate that could…Researchers Develop a Plastic That Digests Itself
May 1, 2024, 1:06 pm By Paige BennettA team led by researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a type of…Taxing Fossil Fuel Companies Could Be ‘Powerful Tool’ to Cut Emissions and Promote Climate Justice, Report Finds
Tue 6:59pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesAccording to the new Climate Damages Tax report, introducing a fossil fuel tax on companies in the…G7 Nations Agree to End Coal Use by 2035, With Caveats
Tue 4:43pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesEnergy ministers of the Group of Seven largest economies in the developed world — Germany, France,…Tyson Foods Dumped Hundreds of Millions of Pounds of Slaughterhouse Pollutants Into U.S. Waterways, Report Finds
Tue 2:45pm By Paige BennettA new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has found that Tyson Foods dumped hundreds…Conservation Efforts Are Succeeding Overall at Slowing Biodiversity Loss, Global Study Confirms
Apr 29, 2024, 1:48 pm By Paige BennettA first-of-its-kind study that analyzed hundreds of conservation actions around the world has…Battery Energy Storage Capacity Must Increase 6x Faster to Meet Global Climate Goals: IEA
Apr 26, 2024, 2:58 pm By Paige BennettTo meet clean energy and net-zero targets by 2030, as set during COP28, the International Energy…56 Companies Responsible for Half of Global Plastic Pollution That Researchers Could Trace
Apr 25, 2024, 4:10 pm By Paige BennettA new study on plastic pollution in 84 countries has linked half of branded plastic pollution to…‘It’s Got to Be a Fight’: Author Adam Welz on Surviving Climate Breakdown and Saving Species of a ‘Tarnished Eden’
Apr 25, 2024, 2:03 pm By Craig ThompsonAdam Welz’s The End of Eden is an extraordinary document of a planet under stress. Taking a deep…Renewable Electricity Generation Outpaces Fossil Fuels for Record Time Span in UK
Apr 24, 2024, 2:55 pm By Paige BennettFor the first quarter of 2024, electricity generation from wind power sources exceeded the amount of…Grasslands 101: Everything You Need to Know
Apr 24, 2024, 12:58 am By Cristen Hemingway JaynesQuick Key Facts Roughly 40 percent of Earth’s land surface is covered by grasslands. Grasslands…Negotiators Divided as UN Plastics Treaty Talks Begin in Ottawa
Apr 23, 2024, 6:43 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesFrom April 23 to 29, the United Nations Environment Programme’s Intergovernmental Negotiating…More Than 1 in 5 Cars Sold Globally This Year Will Be Electric: IEA Report
Apr 23, 2024, 4:03 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesIn its new Global EV Outlook 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said electric vehicle (EV)…
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