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Just 25 mega-cities generate half of the world's urban CO2 emissions

Our cities need to set more ambitious climate targets otherwise they may become urban ovens.

Puppies understand human gestures from an early age with no training unlike wolf pups

Dogs and humans have formed a special bond after more than 14,000 years of co-evolving together.

US-Canada heat wave “virtually impossible” without climate change

The event would have been 150 times less likely if humans hadn’t altered the climate.

Fish can become addicted to methamphetamine in the water, and scientists are very concerned

Drugs excreted by users end up in wastewater and can affect aquatic wildlife in unpredictable ways.

NASA says U.S. coastal cities should expect frequent high-tide floods by mid-2030, and the Moon is partly to blame

We're more to blame but that doesn't make for catchy headlines.

Meat and plant-based meat don't have the same nutritional properties, but neither is better than the other

Both contain important compounds that the other lacks.

Vertical gardens can help reduce our stress levels and make us feel better

More reasons to be around nature as much as we can.

Last month was hottest June on record in North America

Scandinavian countries are also affected by the scorching heat.

Planting trees can increase rainfall across Europe -- and this is important for climate change

This could come in handy as temperatures continue to rise -- but there are also downsides, researchers warn.

Cows could help us in the plastic crisis -- with the bacteria in their guts

Cows giveth, cows taketh away.

EU’s plastic ban officially comes into force. Here’s what you should know

The bloc wants to transform its economy into a circular model

UK to release beavers in London as part of urban rewilding

They used to be native but they were hunted down. Now, Britain wants them back.

Some fish are warm-blooded -- and it lets them swim faster

However, it also leaves them more vulnerable to climate change.

Spray-on treatment could keep roads strong for longer while also making cities cooler

Less roadwork and livable temperatures? Sign me up.

Wild boar-pig hybrids now roaming radioactive Fukushima wasteland

The wild boars have no predators and have interbred with domestic pigs left behind by humans.

Asia´s new coal plans are jeopardizing world’s climate targets

It makes little sense both financially and environmentally.

Feed the birds without worrying, new study says -- they won't get addicted to your food

You can keep on using the feeder in your backyard

A startup proposes using autonomous microreactors fueled by nuclear waste to produce energy

It would also, conveniently, take care of our nuclear waste.

Extinct Australian rodent is re-discovered, alive, after 150 years

Always good news to hear!

5,000 burgers a day: World’s first lab-grown meat factory opens up in Israel

It can produce up to 500 kilograms of cultured products per day.

Pets seem to have benefited from the pandemic overall, and cats may have benefited the most

Well, to be fair, they always land on their feet.

We can now track ocean microplastics from space, by looking at how winds and water interact

Our technique is not perfect yet but we’re working on it.

Scotland is building a massive plant capable of removing one million tons of CO2 from the air every year

The technology won't save us from climate change -- but it can play a role.

Scientists may have found how migrating birds sense Earth’s magnetic field

No GPS needed -- just use quantum chemistry.

Europe's woodlands want to shift north -- but birds are carrying them soutwards

Sometimes the plan is all set but logistics don't help you.

Gabon becomes first African country to get paid for protecting its forests

It's not a lot of money but it's something. Could this be away to help struggling nations reduce their emissions?

Most new renewable energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels

In addition to the environment, fossil fuels are making less and less economic sense.

Willow trees could help clean wastewater and produce drugs, fuel in the process

Waste not, want not?

Cities need to wean off of cars in the future or become endless traffic jams

Traffic jams are objectively the least tasty kind of jam.

Microbes and solar energy could make finally make the food on our plates sustainable

Microbes could produce 10 times more food than plants, researchers find.

Novel technologies could reduce agriculture emissions by 70%

From better use of fertilizers to soil management, farming measures can go a long way.

FossilFriday: "Living fossil" fish can live up to 100 years, scientists find

It's been around since the dinosaurs but we don't know all that much about it.

Scientists discover new organ in the world’s most studied plant

We thought we knew everything about this most-studied plant. But we were wrong.

More than half of the world's rivers run dry for at least one day a year

The number of rivers which are drying up (at least for a while) seems to be increasing, too.

Climate change is coming for Europe's cocoa and coffee

The region relies on agricultural imports from around the world -- and with climate change kicking in, things are not looking well.

Scientists create technology to produce energy from textile waste

Oil, gas and char could be generated from lint-microfibers.

Self-healing concrete plugs cracks with CO2 sucked from the air

The enzyme-based mixture could extend the life of concrete fourfold.

Clever crows can grasp the concept of 'zero'

Bird sized but not ‘bird-brained’.

Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is on the verge of collapse

Pine Island connects the center of the western Antarctic ice sheet with the ocean.

Swiss voters say 'no' to carbon tax hike and further climate change measures

This will make it more tricky for the country to reduce its emissions. The Swiss also voted against a ban on certain pesticides in another referendum.

Plastic-eating bacteria turns waste into vanilla flavoring

A tasty solution to our plastic waste problem.

Herd of adorable elephants caught on video napping in China

The sweetest thing you'll see all day.

Earth's carbon dioxide levels hasn't been this high in mankind's entire history

It's been almost 5 million years since CO2 levels were this high.

Humans are worse than jays at spotting magic tricks

Don't believe your eyes.

Cattle Could Produce More Methane Than Thought, But Manure Could Be The Answer

A new review of eight existing studies published in the journal Environmental Research Letters has found that livestock farms and feedlots in North America may be emitting far more methane than previously assumed. The researchers from New York University and Johns Hopkins University found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — which estimates methane from […]

Denmark approves construction of artificial island off the coast of Copenhagen

The island will protect the port from rising sea levels and house around 35,000 people.

Tipping points can trigger climate-breaking domino effect

Tipping points happen when global warming pushes temperatures beyond a critical, no-return threshold.

Magawa the hero rat retires from mine-detecting job

A well-deserved retirement for an unassuming hero.

World's lakes are losing oxygen rapidly as the planet warms

This is bad news for water quality and biodiversity

The world's fish are swimming in microplastics

House special: Fish n’ threads of leggings.

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