The oceans—engines of life on Earth and our single greatest climate regulator—are caught in a catch 22. We urgently need to decarbonize our economy, which means rolling out renewable energy on a massive scale, including […]
Meet Bille, the name given to the world’s first monostable tetrahedron—a four-faced object that will always land on the same side, no matter its starting position. This feat of geometry and engineering solves a nearly […]
The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally important wetland (Ramsar site) and an Important Bird Area, a site recognized internationally for conserving birds.This article […]
Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice’s high reflectivity influences the whole Earth’s climate, and the ice is a key habitat for underwater as well as above-water ecosystems. […]
Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global climate. While deforestation is the primary cause of forest loss, intact forests are also experiencing a […]
Water is essential at all stages of food production, from irrigation to food processing to washing fruit and vegetables before we eat them. Crops and livestock need it to grow, but water can also be […]
The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America’s ongoing culture war.This article […]
In his second term, President Donald Trump has not taken many actions that draw near-universal praise from across the political spectrum. But there is at least one of these political anomalies, and it illustrates the […]
Racism and sexism are “alarmingly normalized” within the structures and person-to-person interactions across the NHS, and the NHS has delayed acknowledging and learning from the evidence, says a report from the BMJ Commission on the […]
Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new study has found.This article was originally published on this website.
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