Researchers turn CO2 seized from the air into valuable high-tech material
A team at George Washington University has found a way to hit two birds with one stone: mitigate climate change ...
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Ever-growing population and climate instability will lead to severe food shortages by 2050
The food industry has become much more efficient in the last few decades as a result of globalization, but also ...
We’re halfway past the dangerous 2 °C warming limit set by the UN, and it’s only 2015
Boy, was this year a scorcher! Well, what can I say, apart from get ready for more. According to an ...
Hillary Clinton wants to install half a billion solar panels if she’s elected
Democrat Hillary Clinton is maybe the first presidential candidate to make tackling climate change a central point. Now we actually ...
Exxon had evidence of climate change since 1981 – funded deniers for 27 years
An email recently unearthed by one of the their own scientists casts the blame on ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil ...
Dangers of global warming to marine life and ecosystems reiterated in new report
A team led by scientists at University of British Columbia highlights the impacts of climate change on the world's oceans ...
Carbon emissions threaten to destroy pink salmon population
The effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are great and long reaching - a new study has found that pink ...
Rising oceans and sinking bread: how climate change might ruin loaves
A research group working at the Australian Grains Free Air CO₂ Enrichment facility (AgFace) in Victoria is studying the effect ...
The 2C global warming goal may be buried in Paris
The plan for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP21, was to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement ...
Even more glaciers in Antarctica set to melt in the near future
Just a few days ago were telling you about a huge, 10,000 year old ice shelf that is set to ...
Bill Nye, Science Guy: climate change will consume us like WWII did our parents
At his commencement address at Rutgers University, Bill Nye - famous for popularizing science as the Science Guy - said ...
Fjords are good at fighting global warming, study finds
While fjords are admired worldwide for their unique beauty, a new study has found that these natural ecosystems also act ...
Global Warming responsible for more extreme weather, yet another research concludes
The rate of global warming varies from year to year, and climate change deniers try to take advantage of this ...
Dutch citizens sue the government over human rights for lack of action against climate change
Some 900 Dutch citizens have banded together and filled a lawsuit against the Dutch government over human rights, citing the ...
Massive Methane Hotspot Over the US Might Signal Bigger Problems to Come
A "massive methane hotspot" sounds pretty bad... and bad it is - much worse than previously thought. In 2014, NASA ...
Repeat Photography From the 1920s and Now Shows Incredible Glacier Retreat
Repeat photography (or rephotography) is a technique in which photographs are taken repeatedly at a site to see how it ...
Science Museums asked to break ties with Koch Brothers
A group of leading scientists and non-profit organizations are urging museums of science and natural history to break their ties ...
Florida employee forced to leave of absence and called a ‘nut’ for mentioning ‘climate change’
Barton Bibler, a long time employee of Florida's environmental protection department, was forced by his boss to take a leave ...
Fahrenheit vs. Celsius: Did the U.S. Get It Right After All?
Fahrenheit may be the best way to measure temperature after all. Why? Because most of us only care about air ...
Unsatisfied by their government’s apathy, Canadian scientists propose their own climate policy
The conservative Canadian government headed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper has consistently moved the country away from sustainable practices and ...
Republicans want NASA to stop studying the Earth
Leading climate change denier U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has had enough of NASA studying our planet: he wants NASA ...
Huge Antarctica Glacier might melt much faster than previously believed
Researchers from NASA, Imperial College in London and Texas University have discovered two seafloor troughs that allow warm ocean water ...
Scientist interview: Michael Mann [meteorology / climate change]
A few days ago, we wrote an article about our featured researchers – outstanding men and women in their field, ...
Florida officials banned from using words like “climate change” or “global warming” in public
In Florida, some have already found a solution to climate change: just ignore the damn thing! According to a outrageous ...
Arctic ice melting much faster than thought
Using both modern and historic measurements, researchers now have a more extensive view of how the Arctic sea ice has ...
Climate change was the gas that lit the Syrian Revolution
The link between climate change and violent conflict has been thrown about often, but a recent study is the first ...
Ocean oscillation patterns explain global warming ‘hiatus’
One of the prime arguments climate change skeptics throw about is how surface temperatures have remained more or less constant ...
Leading Climate Denier and Harvard Scientist Took $1.2 Million Bribe From Oil Companies
Wei-Hock Soon, an aerospace engineer and a part-time employee at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is one of the few ...
How climate change will shape New York City in the next 100 years
The most populated city in the United States is already experiencing its fair share of floods, hurricanes and heat waves, ...
Climate Change Will Cause More Infectious Diseases
A new study has found that as the climate continues to warm, we will be dealing with more infectious and ...
Time Lapse Video Shows Glacier Retreat
Fox Glacier is one of the most spectacular sights in New Zealand, receiving on average over 1,000 visits every day. ...
“only god can change the climate” – US chief of Environment & Public Works Committee
When the US Senate finally agreed that global warming is real, I thought we're finally going to get some progress. ...
“Global Calculator” shows we can all live better while reducing CO2 emissions
The living standard of everybody in the world can be increased while also reducing CO2 emissions and limiting global warming to 2 ...
Ancient Sea Rise Tale Told Accurately For 10,000 Years – Study Confirms
Aboriginals around what is today Melbourne have been telling a story for thousands of generations - a tale of waters ...
Brazil’s Biggest Cities are Running out of Water
The states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais are running out of water. According to a Brazilian ...
Ocean Warming is Off the Charts
The big news in climate is that 2014 is the hottest year on record - but the bigger picture is ...
California lost half its large trees since 1930, steep decline continues
California's large trees or those larger than two feet in diameter have declined in numbers to half that recorded in ...
Pope Francis to release Climate Change Encyclical urging action against climate change
Pope Francis, well on his way on becoming the most popular and moderate pope in recent history, is preparing to ...
What countries are most at risk from climate change – now mapped
Rising sea levels, droughts, extreme weather, wildfires - these are just a few of the consequences of global warming. The ...
It’s official: 2014 hottest year on record – all without the help of El Niño
At the beginning of the year, ZME Science reported 2014 was the 18th straight year to have surpassed average 20th-century ...
Republican voters shift their stance against Climate Change, yet those in Congress lag behind
Republican voters, not to mention those in power, are notorious for their refutal of man-made climate change, yet according to ...
2014 was the 18th year straight warmer than the average in US, probably warmest yet worldwide
Right now the US is struggling with bone numbing chill, so it might be hard to digest this latest news: ...
Oceans soak less carbon due to global warming
Since the mid-XIXth century average global temperatures have risen by ~0.8 degrees Centigrade, yet this figure would have been much ...
Finland is warming twice as fast than the rest of the planet
Finnish researchers analyzed meteorological data gathered over the past 166 years and found the country's average monthly temperatures have increased ...
Shrimps become less tastier as a result of climate change
The effects of climate change on food stock quality is well documented, yet a new study suggests that climate change ...
New process turns CO2 into alcohol using enzymes
We've previously told you how our ancestors' adaptation to metabolizing alcohol which first happened some 10 million years ago may ...
Sad, but Expected: The Climate Talks in Lima have Failed
This month, a silent drama unfolded in Peru's capital, Lima: representatives of UN countries have debated for two weeks in ...
Australia might set the stage for failed climate change talks in Paris next year
Australia's Abbott government has been accused of intentionally taking measures that might lead to an international greenhouse gas emission target ...
Record drought shows mind blowing change in Colorado River
Lake Powell is at historic lows, and while for kayakers it may be a great opportunity to explore channels, it raises ...
World’s largest polluters, China and US, agree to cut emissions in historic agreement
President Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to sign a deal that will see the US nearly double its ...
