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A cold view on a very hot issue.
Colombia, India, and Brazil were among the deadliest places for land defenders last year.
Unique wildlife in a third of the beaches between Santa Barbara and San Diego is seriously threatened.
Flowing through rivers and oceans, plastic waste has become an important environmental threat across the globe.
Happy world overshoot day!
Are you using water sustainably?
Currently, sea levels are 20 cm (almost 8 inches) above pre-industrial levels.
Things are heating up.
These plants will drink responsibly -- whether they want it or not!
A remarkable initiative!
We can make a difference!
Requiem for an ice sheet.
Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole.
Be sure to post it on Instagram, too! #lunch #realfood
"Terms like 'eco-friendly' or 'green' encourage the view that objects, behaviors and decisions with these labels are 'good' rather than 'less bad' for the environment," says co-author Dr Linda Langeborg.
We all want what's best for our children, and the science is pretty clear on this one: antivaxxing claims lives.
Antarctica's pristine environment is no longer really pristine.
"Extreme" things generally aren't very healthy.
They may be creepy crawlies, but we need them.
The planet continues to heat up.
Long story short: it's still bad.
This is the most comprehensive review of pest-related damage.
If we want to be able to feed the world, we need to change a thing or two.
War and religion -- name a more iconic duo.
The change can only come from civil society, researchers urge.
The study was performed on Chinese cities -- but the air pollution problem is very much a global one.
The world's leading economists are saying we should tax carbon. The politicians say we shouldn't.
We're not facing a shortage of coffee right now, but scarcity is possible in the near future.
The world is experiencing a dramatic surge of populism.
Gone but not forgotten.
I can’t BEElive this!
Could I have some ice with this? Oh... oh wait.
Well... this is awkward.
Think migrants are bad? Think again, science says.
This could be a very bad development.
We're really good at setting bad standards.
"Warm" ice is a problem.
Not to brag, but the SI is at least one foot (see what I did there?) ahead of Imperial units.
Sanitation and energy generation in one go.
Only 23% of the world can now be considered wilderness.
More evidence that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have a negative environmental impact.
This is a major setback for animal conservation.
A fungal infection has devastated up to 70% of coffee production in some regions.
A cannabis expert shares what he knows about the science of CBD.
A fresh take on an old problem.
Well, here's a surprise.
Tax havens are even more problematic than we thought.
There's a particular irony to this situation.
This might just work.
Thankfully, all we need are more researchers.
