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Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, according to a new study. The poorest third of counties could sustain...

Stand above the rushing currents of Gullfoss, or “Golden Falls,” and you’ll come to understand why Sigríður Tómasdóttir fought so hard to protect one...

Millions of Asian families use cookstoves and often fuel them with cheap biofuels to prepare food. But the smoke emitted from these cookstoves has...

Biological processes that influence climate and the environment, such as carbon fixation or nitrogen recycling are parts of these planet-wide processes are actually driven...

Guardian sustainable business Innovations in renewables Once considered an eco-warrior’s pipe dream, renewable energy is rapidly gaining ground in the traditional mining state of Western Australia <!--><!--><!--><!--> One...

The discovery of a new to science species of rare and primitive arthropod in a cave that was covered by a thick ice sheet...

One of the most fascinating topics in ecology is the exploration of interactions between plants, specifically in long-lived organisms, such as trees. In this...

Something very unusual happened in the U.S. Senate today: a vote scheduled by the majority leader failed. The legislation would have repealed an Obama-era...

With climate change, the Arctic tundra is likely to become drier. Lakes may shrink in size and smaller lakes may even disappear according to...

“Let me add to the complexity of the situation we find ourselves in: At the same time we’re solving for climate change, we’re going...