Air pollution can amplify negative effects of climate change, new study finds
The impacts of air pollution on human health, economies, and agriculture differ drastically depending on where on the planet the pollutants are emitted, according...
National trash: Reducing waste produced in US national parks
When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon, the intricate wetlands of the Everglades, or the...
Modeling invasive activity: Zebra mussels’ infiltration of North American rivers
The invasion of nonnative species has widespread and detrimental effects on local and global ecosystems. These intruders often spread and multiply prolifically, displace native...
Monkeys face climate change extinction threat
Monkeys living in South America are highly vulnerable to climate change and face an 'elevated risk of extinction', according to a new study.
Cod: Loss of breeding grounds in warmer world
The chances of survival for the offspring of important fish species will dramatically worsen, if the 1.5 ° C target of the Paris Climate...
Climate change, evolution, and what happens when researchers are also friends
A new study that addresses how climate change is affecting the evolution of organisms underscores the need for evolutionary, ecosystem and climate scientists to...
Understanding how toxic PFAS chemicals spread from release sites
New lab studies are helping researchers to better understand how so called 'forever chemicals' behave in soil and water, which can help in understanding...
Magnetic ‘springs’ break down marine microplastic pollution
Using tiny coil-shaped carbon-based magnets, researchers have developed a new approach to purging water sources of the microplastics that pollute them without harming nearby...
Tiny bubbles of oxygen got trapped 1.6 billion years ago
Take a good look at these photos: They show you 1.6 billion years old fossilized oxygen bubbles, created by tiny microbes in what was...
Study analyzes how fact-checkers from four different countries assess climate change claims
A team of researchers analyzed fact checkers from four countries work in relation to climate change claims. They found their methods varied, that they...
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Under 10 percent of international climate fund cash reaching local projects, study shows
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Final notice.
From: The Earth
To: The people of Washington, DC, and particularly to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
This is a letter to inform you...
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China’s plan to cut shipping emissions
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Discovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth
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