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Our cities need to set more ambitious climate targets otherwise they may become urban ovens.
Dogs and humans have formed a special bond after more than 14,000 years of co-evolving together.
The event would have been 150 times less likely if humans hadn’t altered the climate.
Drugs excreted by users end up in wastewater and can affect aquatic wildlife in unpredictable ways.
We're more to blame but that doesn't make for catchy headlines.
Both contain important compounds that the other lacks.
More reasons to be around nature as much as we can.
Scandinavian countries are also affected by the scorching heat.
This could come in handy as temperatures continue to rise -- but there are also downsides, researchers warn.
Cows giveth, cows taketh away.
The bloc wants to transform its economy into a circular model
They used to be native but they were hunted down. Now, Britain wants them back.
However, it also leaves them more vulnerable to climate change.
Less roadwork and livable temperatures? Sign me up.
The wild boars have no predators and have interbred with domestic pigs left behind by humans.
It makes little sense both financially and environmentally.
You can keep on using the feeder in your backyard
It would also, conveniently, take care of our nuclear waste.
Always good news to hear!
It can produce up to 500 kilograms of cultured products per day.
Well, to be fair, they always land on their feet.
Our technique is not perfect yet but we’re working on it.
The technology won't save us from climate change -- but it can play a role.
No GPS needed -- just use quantum chemistry.
Sometimes the plan is all set but logistics don't help you.
It's not a lot of money but it's something. Could this be away to help struggling nations reduce their emissions?
In addition to the environment, fossil fuels are making less and less economic sense.
Waste not, want not?
Traffic jams are objectively the least tasty kind of jam.
Microbes could produce 10 times more food than plants, researchers find.
From better use of fertilizers to soil management, farming measures can go a long way.
It's been around since the dinosaurs but we don't know all that much about it.
We thought we knew everything about this most-studied plant. But we were wrong.
The number of rivers which are drying up (at least for a while) seems to be increasing, too.
The region relies on agricultural imports from around the world -- and with climate change kicking in, things are not looking well.
Oil, gas and char could be generated from lint-microfibers.
The enzyme-based mixture could extend the life of concrete fourfold.
Bird sized but not ‘bird-brained’.
Pine Island connects the center of the western Antarctic ice sheet with the ocean.
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.
A tasty solution to our plastic waste problem.
The sweetest thing you'll see all day.
It's been almost 5 million years since CO2 levels were this high.
Don't believe your eyes.
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 […]
The island will protect the port from rising sea levels and house around 35,000 people.
Tipping points happen when global warming pushes temperatures beyond a critical, no-return threshold.
A well-deserved retirement for an unassuming hero.
This is bad news for water quality and biodiversity
House special: Fish n’ threads of leggings.