Each degree of warming thaws India-sized area of permafrost – study
Permafrost, the layer of permanently frozen ground that lies just beneath the Earth’s surface in the polar regions, has been found to be more...
Writing the end of the world: Charting trends in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
THE apocalypse has proved fertile ground for writers of popular fiction. In “The Day of the Triffids” (1951), John Wyndham saw mankind’s end hastened...
Another Record Low Month for Sea Ice
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Why California’s Drought-to-Deluge Cycle Is Getting Worse
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D.C. Circuit Grants EPA’s Request to Delay Smog Rule Case
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Press Release: Environmental organisations welcome recommendation of Oireachtas Committee to ban fracking
Environmental organisations welcome the recommendation of the Oireachtas’ environmental Committee to ban fracking in the Republic of Ireland.
The Environmental Pillar welcomes the decision to...
Indian power minister celebrates record low solar price
India’s power minister has hailed a new clean energy record, with a solar plant winning a contract to sell to the grid at the country’s lowest...
Illegal Gorse Burning Penalties Ineffective, Say Campaigners
Penalties for the unlawful burning of gorse are ineffective and do nothing to stop perpetrators says campaign group following a series of illegal fires across the country.
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New research, April 1-7, 2019
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Clearing up the ‘dark side’ of artificial leaves
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Capuchin monkey genome reveals clues to its long life and large brain
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a capuchin monkey for the first time, uncovering new genetic clues about the evolution of their long lifespan...