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China to Trump: We didn't invent global warming

China is schooling the US on climate change. What a time to be alive.

Unique new species of spider found in China masquerades as a leaf

In China's Yunnan rain forest, one exploring arachnologist came across one of the most peculiar spider species ever.

"Escape our fragile planet" in the next 1,000 years or perish, Stephen Hawking says

Pack up!

Science can't afford to be slowed down by unrealistic standards while politics runs around the house naked

"We are not on the right track and we need to deal with that."

The Canadian government's double standards: acting on climate but seeking to export more fossil fuels

It seems unbelievable, but this cabinet pretends these new oil and gas exports will become someone else's problem.

The war on drugs has failed, study finds. It's time to try something else

Let's face it: the war on drugs has failed.

US businesses urge Trump to support climate deal

Over 360 multinationals and investing groups have published an open letter to president-elect Donald Trump.

John Kerry: "Above all, consult the scientists"

A heartfelt plea, sometimes said with a breaking voice.

Experiment proves beyond a doubt that Goffin's cockatoos deliberately craft and use tools

Maybe change their name to cockatools now?

Fighting climate change with inner change: a case for heightened spiritual awareness

How one organization is proposing solving climate change by looking inwards, not outwards for solutions.

This is the tallest tropical tree in the world

Biologists have located the world's tallest tropical tree, a 94.1-metre (309-foot) specimen in Borneo. I

Historic U.S. court ruling says stable climate is a fundamental right, okays bunch of kids to sue the federal government

Changing things from the ground up.

Will geoengineering save us from climate change? Not if we don't care enough to research it, COP22 panel says

We could cool down the planet starting tomorrow if we wanted to, but we don't know what would happen next.

Former French president Sarkozy says Europe should impose carbon tax on US if Trump pulls out of Paris Pact

We need leaders that address global issues.

UK red squirrels found to be leprosy bacteria carrier in new study

You're pretty safe unless one coughs on you.

So, 2016 is set to be the hottest year on record. By far. Now what?

According to data published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN, 2016 will be the hottest year on record.

The wild chimpanzee who cared for her disabled child

Heartwarming.

Male chimpanzees take an active interest in their offspring's well-being, suggests early humans did the same

Up to now, we didn't even think they knew which were theirs.

Rats tickled past squeaking point to identify the brain's "tickle center"

Their videos should used to identify my brain's "awww" center.

The ZME Diaries: #COP22 -- The heart of COP

A look at what likely is the liveliest part of the conference.

Here's how Donald Trump might bring the U.S. back to the climate 'dark ages'

President Trump could be a disaster for the climate.

Thorny devils drink water with their body, by burying themselves in the sand

The thorny devil can't drink water the "normal" way.

WMO's "Global Climate in 2011-2015" report published, proves we need to act now

Hot, droughty, floody, deadly.

Damned Rivers: The Story of Pristine Rivers About to be Shackled for Energy

These rivers are absolutely damned.

Carbon dating confirms poachers are on a killing spree: 90% of ivory seized since 2002 is three years old

Forensic techniques suggest elephant massacres in Africa are as bad as we thought.

The ZME Diaries: #COP22, Day 1 - Our Thoughts and Impressions

Our own opinions and impressions about how this crucial summit is going, somewhat like a travel diary.

Unlikely cooperation: Coyote and badger spotted hunting together

They're cute, smart, and extremely dangerous.

Oil & gas lobby shouldn't have a full seat at the climate table

The wolves, dining with the sheep.

World leaders convene for COP22 in Marrakech to turn promises into action

All eyes are on Marrakesh for the next two weeks as the most important climate event of the year unfolds.

China's new Five Year Plan calls for environmental protection, more clean energy

China has been making great progress, but there's still a ways to go.

New study might explain why winters have been more horrid in recent years

Researchers might have an explanation for why winters have gotten so horrendous.

White House announces plan to cover 25,000 miles of highways in 35 states with EV charging stations

Better late than never.

Cooking nuclear waste into glass and ceramic materials could provide safe, efficient containment

Vitrification is the way to go.

From Paris to Marrakech: The world is taking steps to curb climate change, but it's not nearly enough

Last year, world leaders gathered in Paris for a UN summit which could be decisive in humanity's history.

New method developed to create biocrude oil from wastewater

From your toilet to the gas tank.

ClientEarth vs UK Gov. verdict announced, officials have to tackle the problem

Their previous plans to clean the air were ruled to fall illegally short of the mark.

Wild cats' brains evolve to a different tune than those of primates, study finds

Same organ, different needs.

Southern Europe might become a desert by 2100, which is really bad news

The paper's authors think it unlikely that we'll be able to prevent it.

Chinese leader pressures Trump to uphold milestone climate change pact if he's elected

Trump might jeopardize the most important climate change text in history.

A snake with the largest venom glands and known as the 'killer of killers' might help us make the best painkillers

You often have to look in peculiar (and dangerous) places for innovation.

World's largest marine reserve established in the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica

A great victory for wildlife.

Atom-by-atom chart of living fossil's shell could hold the key to understanding past climate

These tiny beings could hold a huge store of data.

Wildlife populations expected to plummet 67% by 2020 compared to fifty years ago

'A wake-up call to marshal efforts to promote the recovery of these populations.'

Humans may have drove cave lions extinct and used their pelts as rugs

'This will look fabulous in the cave's wall.'

The combined capacity of the renewable energy sector overtakes that of coal

No more black lung.

Another ignoble carbon milestone: in 2015 average CO2 levels crossed 400ppm

No pat on the back for this one.

The surprising reason why Begonia leaves are iridescent blue: energy harvesting

A light scavenger can teach us a lot about energy efficiency.

Startup plans to fuel our cities by turning windows into power plants

Where there's light, SolarWindow can create power.

Iceland drilling project close to plugging into the Mid-Atlantic ridge

In a few months, Iceland will be drawing power directly from molten rock.

You have this weird-looking 423-million-year-old armored fish to thank for jaws

The ancient animal had jaws that resemble those of modern land vertebrates and bony fish.

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