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Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.
On a blisteringly hot, sunny day this summer, Emory University researcher Arabella Lewis made her way through the underbrush in a patch of woods in Putnam County, Georgia, about an hour southeast of...
View ArticleWhy the EU must stand firm on its plan to help protect the world’s forests...
A pioneering law under attack The world’s governments have long acknowledged the need to halt and reverse the loss of the planet’s precious forests, not least because of the contribution that loss is...
View ArticleWhat will the Brazilian food industry do about plastic packaging?
Plastic waste is a global problem, and the food sector is one of its main drivers. It only takes a quick visit to a supermarket to realize this: With the exception of some paper or aluminum packaging,...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest deforestation project gets underway in Papua for sugarcane
JAKARTA — Excavators have begun clearing land in the Indonesian region of Papua in what’s been described as the largest deforestation undertaking in the world. A total of 2 million hectares (5 million...
View ArticleA woman sustains leg burns after straying from Yellowstone trail
The 60-year-old woman, who has not been named, was near the Old Faithful Geyser at the Wyoming national park this week when she stepped through a thin crust over scalding water, park officials said....
View ArticleLab-grown corals resisted bleaching during Caribbean’s worst marine heat wave
In mid-2023, the Caribbean Sea simmered as air temperatures soared, marking the hottest days ever recorded in Puerto Rico and Barbados. Beginning in March, sea surface temperatures throughout the...
View ArticleIn Sri Lanka, election day is time for firecrackers — to ward off elephants
COLOMBO — Over the past two years, Daham Piyasena has lived through momentous times: the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s history, which led to unprecedented public protests that forced the...
View ArticleUS consumers may be exposed to deforestation-linked palm oil via dairy: Report
JAKARTA — Consumers in the U.S. might be unknowingly exposed to palm oil products that come from deforestation, despite major consumer goods producers there adopting zero-deforestation pledges. That’s...
View ArticleCalifornia sues ExxonMobil for ‘deceiving the public’ about plastic recycling
California is suing oil and gas giant ExxonMobil for allegedly lying to the public about the promise of plastic recycling, the state’s attorney general announced on Sept 22. “For decades, ExxonMobil...
View ArticleNGOs raise concerns over oil exploration in Republic of Congo national park
Oil exploration in the Republic of Congo’s Conkouati-Douli National Park threatens the local biodiversity, communities and environment, according to U.S.-based NGO Earth Insight. The Conkouati oil...
View ArticleArctic sea ice hits summer minimum; Antarctic hovers at new winter lows
For sea ice scientists, September is the time for polar highs and lows. Around mid-month, the Antarctic winter sea ice approaches its highest extent, while the Arctic summer thaw melts the region’s...
View ArticleA future where we might ‘get climate right’: A conversation with Ayana...
Solving our ecological and climate problems looks a lot less like a techno-utopia and more like a mosaic of actions both to protect and restore nature, and to increase and safeguard human equity in...
View ArticleGlobal ‘Slow Food’ movement embraces and advances agroecology (commentary)
I have spent more than 20 years visiting communities and working with farmers around Uganda and across East and southern Africa. I have come to realize that there are many farmers who are trying their...
View ArticleAlan Dangour on reframing climate change as a health crisis
The notion that climate change poses a significant health risk is not as widely acknowledged as it should be. Yet the relationship between a warming planet and human well-being is profound, with...
View ArticleThe importance of recycling plastic may be a myth
California’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil throws plastic recycling into doubt. We look at what the consumer should do. The post The importance of recycling plastic may be a myth first appeared on...
View ArticleEurope’s deadly floods are glimpse of future climate
afp Central Europe’s devastating floods were made much worse by climate change and offer a stark glimpse of the future for the world’s fastest-warming continent, scientists say. Storm Boris has...
View ArticlePeople hugely underestimate carbon footprint of the wealthy, study shows
A recent study reveals that the majority of people, regardless of how much they earn, greatly underestimate the personal carbon footprint of the richest members of their society, while overestimating...
View ArticleEarth to briefly gain second ‘moon’, scientists say
Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn – Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily...
View ArticleClock ticks on Indonesia shark skinners as predator population plunges
LAMONGAN, Indonesia — Sulaiman is so practiced at stripping a zebra shark that he can skin the animal in just a few minutes. He sticks a knife into the meter-long (3-foot) fish and strips the skin...
View ArticleCalifornia’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again
California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California’s original ban made things worse. (Image credit: Justin...
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