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Faster decomposition could exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions, threaten biodiversity
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Scientists say they’ve found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings.
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Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds.
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An international tribunal on Tuesday delivered a decision that green groups and leaders of small island nations celebrated as a “groundbreaking victory for ocean and climate protection."
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Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men.
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Usually, when scuba divers explore the waters off San Diego, they see lots of fish—and maybe the occasional shark or octopus. But, in recent weeks, they’ve found the seafloor completely covered in small, red crustaceans. The plentiful creatures are called tuna crabs (Pleuroncodes planipes)—they’re related to hermit crabs but are actually a type of squat lobster. Measuring one to three inches long, these bright animals can fit in the palm of a human hand. Tuna crabs typically live in the waters off Baja California, Mexico. But, for at least the third time in ten years, they’ve been swarming farther north, near Southern California.
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Abalobi provides a real-time marketplace for fishers to sell their catch, while also monitoring fish populations, and the tech could go global.
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Fans of Korean pop bands around the world are urging K-pop entertainers to cut waste and raising awareness about climate-related issues.
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The growing global recognition of the human right to a clean environment “is up against an even more powerful force in the global economy, a system that is absolutely based on the exploitatio…
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Experts say rising temperatures and the resulting disruptions threaten to widen the learning gaps between developing and developed countries.
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Scientists stunned by scale of destruction after summer of storm surges, cyclones and floods
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A Juggernaut Unleashed By Humans Is Grinding Slowly Across The Great Plains, Burying Some Of The Most Threatened Habitat On The Planet Beneath Dense Junipers And Shrubland.
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Lionfish’s rapid spread across the Mediterranean, including to habitats previously thought to be unsuitable, could have significant ecological impacts.
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Indigenous groups see hope in the environmentally friendly process of bioremediation. But will cities pay attention?
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Startup companies and researchers are experimenting with ‘marine carbon dioxide removal’ by altering the chemistry of the ocean and sinking biomass to the seafloor.
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Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say
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As the Great Salt Lake in Utah shrinks, locals are working to preserve its critical brine shrimp fishery—along with the other entities that flourish in the lake’s strange, saline beauty.
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A worm-filled gel has been shown to protect crops from pests, without the use of environmentally-unfriendly pesticides.
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Climate change has been singled out as the leading cause of bleaching across the world’s coral reefs.
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Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30.
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In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died due to a stroke linked to high and low temperatures, a new study found.
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A study that looks back more than 100 years shows that where sea otters have thrived, underwater forests have, too
Government officials blamed the floods on heavy rainfall, but environmental groups have cited the disaster as the latest example of deforestation and environmental degradation intensifying the effects of severe weather across Indonesia.
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The drought in Zimbabwe, neighboring Zambia and Malawi has reached crisis levels.
A team of scientists has figured out how to convert planet-warming CO2 into a harmless powdery fuel that could be converted into clean electricity
Hares and skylarks are among the most commonly seen large wildlife on UK solar farms, according to the biggest survey of the sector so far.
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Microplastics can take anywhere from 100 to 1,000 years to break down and, in the meantime, our planet and bodies are becoming more polluted with these materials every day.
If you’ve ever enjoyed coffee, tomatoes, corn, bananas, mangoes, walnuts, chocolate, tequila or mezcal, you may just owe bats a thank-you.
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Trees and bushes planted near highways do more than improve the scenery. A new Georgia State University study finds they significantly reduce air pollution caused by motor vehicles, which has been linked to a host of illnesses
A Swiss air quality monitoring firm on Tuesday said its latest worldwide data reveals the need for more walkable cities and a swift transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels, as just 7 out of 134 countries were found to meet global standards for dangerous air pollution.
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An annual, independent assessment of Australia’s environment has found several silver linings amid longer-term declines exacerbated by climate change.
Although the humble sea cucumber may not look like much, it could soon be recruited to help save the world's coral reefs.
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It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a "bump on the sea floor" where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada's only known live coral reef.
Greenpeace on Monday called for the creation of a high seas marine protected zone under a new UN treaty to secure a much wider area around Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago.
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Members of a global coalition on Thursday released a report detailing "significant and immediate dangers" that artificial intelligence poses to the climate emergency.
A world-first study has found enzymes from the prickly paddy melon weed can create a sustainable alternative to cement.
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Climate change is disrupting the seasonal flow of rivers in the far northern latitudes of America, Russia and Europe.
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The current climate event known as El Niño is likely to supercharge global heating and deliver record-breaking temperatures from the Amazon to Alaska in 2024, analysis has found.
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"The Energy Charter Treaty was a major barrier to the progress of a just transition," said one climate action group.
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L.A. saw 592 mudslides in one week, a reminder that excessive precipitation events set off more than flooding.