States are using social cost of carbon in energy decisions, despite Trump's views.
The social cost of carbon was an arcane but important tool in the federal climate toolbox until President Donald Trump targeted it in his...
Climate warms the Earth, not chance.
Recent record year temperatures show how climate warms the Earth. Without global warming, such a sequence would have been highly improbable.
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Tiny fraction of oceans could meet world’s fish demand
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the...
Neonics put bumblebees at risk of extinction by hindering colony formation, study reveals
Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when exposed to a common neonicotinoid pesticide, according to a new study. The research has shown that...
Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions
The Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth's protective ozone layer in 1989, has significantly reduced emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals from the...
New plate adds plot twist to ancient tectonic tale
Misfit plates in the Pacific led scientists to the discovery of a microplate between the Galapagos Islands and the South American coast.
Urban floods intensifying, countryside drying up
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‘Inefficient’ sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive
Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to 'inefficient' traditional fishing methods, new research suggests.
Experiments cast doubt on theory of how Earth was formed
New geochemical research indicates that existing theories of the formation of the Earth may be mistaken.
World’s largest volcanic range may lurk beneath Antarctic ice
West Antarctica's vast ice sheet conceals what may be the largest volcanic region on Earth, new research has revealed.
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