ENVIRONMENT

Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come

A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report...

Scientists study microorganisms on Earth to gain insight into life on other planets

In Oman, on the Persian Gulf, there is a large slab of ancient seafloor—including ultramafic rocks from Earth's upper mantle—called the Samail Ophiolite. These...

Modeling study projects 21st century droughts will increase human migration

Drought and the potential increase in the number of droughts worldwide due to climate change remains a concern for scientists. A recent study led...

Study reveals petrogenesis of porphyry copper deposits in southern Tibet

The Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt (GPCDB) is along the southern margin of Lhasa Terrane. The deposits of GPCDB were formed in the Miocene...

Paired gas measurements: A new biogeochemical tracer?

Soil respiration is fundamental in terrestrial ecosystems, where plants and microbes dominate the production of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere. The scientific understanding...

Maryland’s Back River is unsafe for any human contact

The Back River in Baltimore County is unsafe for drinking, swimming or any human contact, Maryland environmental officials declared Friday amid ongoing concerns about...

Logging ‘amplified’ severity of Black Summer bushfires

An analysis of the fire footprint of the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires has found logging elevated the risk of high-severity fires. A team of Australian...

Algae a winner in Elon Musk-funded greenhouse gas contest

From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from...

China axes 15 coal plants abroad after Xi pledge, but loopholes remain: study

More than a dozen Chinese coal power projects overseas were cancelled after a ban last year on funding such plants, but loopholes could allow...

Biden restores environmental safeguards dropped by Trump

The administration of President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced it would restore safeguards in a cornerstone environmental law weakened under Donald Trump—including a duty...

Connecting health, pollution and fairness: That’s environmental justice

In the beginning, the idea of environmental justice didn't have a name. It didn't have much support, either. A few years after the first Earth...

County exploring ways to use San Diego’s land to fight climate change

With high biodiversity and rich farmland, San Diego County is exploring ways to put the region's land to use to cut carbon emissions. In an...

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