Wealthy nations drive the global wildlife trade
Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations drive the global wildlife trade
Maria Ivanova, University of Massachusetts Boston and Candace Famiglietti,...
How Arctic warming can trigger extreme cold waves like the Texas...
A new study makes the connection between Arctic warming and extreme cold waves like the Texas freeze –
Mathew Barlow, University of Massachusetts Lowell and...
Naturally occurring CO2 also a serious threat
Deep sea carbon reservoirs once superheated the Earth – could it happen again?
Lowell D. Stott, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters,...
A rush is on to mine the deep seabed
A rush is on to mine the deep seabed, with effects on ocean life that aren't well understood
Elizabeth M. De Santo, Franklin & Marshall...
Increasing ocean warming threatens coral reefs
Ocean warming threatens coral reefs and soon could make it harder to restore them
Shawna Foo, Arizona State University
Coral reefs support over 25% of marine...
Missouri city is a hot spot of toxic air pollution and...
State Launches Cancer Study After ProPublica Identifies Toxic Air Pollution Hot Spot
by Lisa Song
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The...
Heat dome, a term you will be hearing more often in...
What is a heat dome? A meteorologist explains the weather phenomenon baking the northeast quarter of the US
William Gallus, Iowa State UniversityHeat domes, like the...
Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland
The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in...
The many problems that come with palm oil
How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source
Jonathan E. Robins, Michigan Technological University
Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick,...
Rainforest Loss Means Loss of Undiscovered Medicines
Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants
Walter Suza, Iowa State University
Growing up in Tanzania, I knew that...
