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Ocean acidification may be even worse for corals than previously thought

Sorry, no good news.

US President signs bill that overturns transparency rule for oil companies. Trump's war on common sense is on

“This is a big signing, very important signing,” Trump said after he signed a bill that will basically make it impossible to check corruption of US oil&mining corporations operating abroad.

The British are slowly accepting that climate change is real

Scotland fares particularly well, better than England and Wales.

Scientists breed new blue-hued wheat hybrid that can plant itself. Farming might never be the same

The new grain can plant itself back since it's a perennial hybrid. No GMOs involved.

British supermarket chain will start using trucks powered by food waste

Waitrose, a British upscale supermarket, has become the first major European company to use trucks powered by food waste.

How Denmark easily reduced their food waste by 25%

Food waste is running rampant throughout the developed world but we can learn a lot from this Scandinavian country.

Johnson&Johnson to remove plastic from swabs, switch to paper

You can flush as many of these babies as you like.

Nowhere is safe from mankind -- high levels of pollution found even in the deepest oceans

Nowhere on Earth is safe from humanity's impact.

Dogs and capuchins judge you as 'good' or 'bad', hint at the birth of human morality

Something as simple as opening a jar goes a long way with anyone. Even other species.

Humans are changing the climate 170 times faster than natural forces

“The human magnitude of climate change looks more like a meteorite strike than a gradual change.”

Mixed cat-and-dog teams are the best defense against rodent pests

It's double the fun, too.

Non-toxic, non-corrosive flow battery could last for more than a decade

This could be a game changer for storing renewable energy like wind or solar.

Interview with Mark Scherz, the discoverer of the gecko that sheds its scales

It turns out there is more to the story.

416 beached whales send New Zealanders into frantic rescue mission

It was truly haunting.

Can drones replace bumblebees and stave off a food crisis?

Some scientists are already preparing for a world without bees.

Enormous crack in Antarctica's ice shelf is forcing scientists to retreat from 30-year-old research base

A huge iceberg the size of Delaware could completely break free in the coming month.

Information about the world’s water at your fingertips

Now water is even more precious than ever!

We can achieve the 2C objective, but we have to go 100% renewable energy by 2060

It's an optimistic hypothesis, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility.

There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs in the US

Regardless of what one fossil-fuel-lover president may do, renewable energy is thriving in the US.

John Deere announces first electric tractor

The iconic American manufacturer has announced plans to release its first fully electric tractor.

Female genital mutilation falls sharply in Iraq's Kurdish region, gives hope for eradication

The barbaric practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has dropped sharply in parts of Iraq.

China is now the world's largest solar producer

Thus, China consolidates its role as a world leader in renewable energy.

Newly discovered 'escape artist' gecko species evades predators by shedding its scales

When a predator such as a snake strikes the gecko, it's not dinner he's getting but a mouthful of scales.

JAXA's mission to fish for space trash thwarted by faulty tether

Cleaning up is hard.

Early life kept oxygen in check and stalled evolution for billions of years, model suggests

Evolution doesn't always procrastinate. But when it does, it's for 2 billion years.

UV-printed text allows sheets to be reset and re-used 80 different times

This message will self-erase in five to more days.

California scientists urge Trump not to exit Paris Agreement through open letter

"Environmentalism is the biggest threat" they say.

Tinder-like app for orangutans lets females in zoos chose who they mate with

Swipe, swipe, swipe, banana.

Restoring native plants boosts pollination

Removing invasive plants and restoring native ones does a great deal to help pollination, a new study finds.

More than 100 natural world heritage sites degraded by human activity, study finds

Nothing on Earth is safe from human activity -- not even the sites we ourselves designed for protection and preservation.

First images of the Amazonian reef released by Greenpeace

More like Amazingonian reef, am I right?

Bill gates warns against denying climate change

Gates didn't shy away from discussing Trump.

Rows of Tesla batteries will keep Southern California's lights on during the night

And charge up using daylight. Elegant!

Children can become closer to pets than to siblings, study finds

Because no one wants to feed and wash their siblings.

Living in a park: Sydney's One Central Park proves cities can be green

Now let's make more!

Manchester, UK, plans to plant a tree for every man, woman, and child in the city

Manchester officials have announced plans for a City of Trees: 3 million new trees will be added to the city area over the next 25 years

Pristine mountain habitats are also not safe from climate change

Incoming climate change will have a drastic effect on pristine mountain habitats, a new study has found.

Time's ticking out for us on the Doomsday Clock -- we've got 150 seconds to midnight

The night is dark and full of terror. But we won't be around to see it.

"Rogue" National Park Twitter Accounts Emerge After Trump Issues Media Ban

It all started when the official Twitter of the Badlands National Park in South Dakota started tweeting climate change facts.

Ireland votes to divest the country's €8 bn. sovereign wealth fund away from fossil fuels

The bill's introduction is only a formality away from making history.

Solar employs nearly twice as many people in U.S. electricity generation than oil, gas, and coal combined

Green tech doesn't kill jobs. On the contrary.

Harvest in the US to suffer from climate change

As the newly elected president Trump starts his crusade of bashing environmentalism, a new study shows that climate change will affect US agriculture -- whether we admit it or not.

Majority of people in the US favour renewables

A divided country still agrees on some things.

Parasite wasp manipulates another wasp species to work for it, then drills through the host's head

#NatureIsMeta

Trump orders media blackout at the EPA, tells employees to 'cut climate change webpage'

The Trump administration has effectively banned scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from talking to the media.

President Trump revives Keystone XL project

Thus, the Trump era begins.

London toxic air alert goes to 'very high'

Londoners are warned not to engage in any strenuous physical activity as Britain's capital battles rough pollution.

Dominant wasps hand out breaks when workers are scarce, become horrible bosses when they're plentiful

Wasps should really form their own labor union.

Iceland is drilling the world's hottest hole for electricity

In the world's hottest man-made hole, temperatures reach up to 1000 °C (1800 F).

Flapping wind turbine mimics hummingbird to produce electricity

One odd design is being tested out in Tunisia right now.

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