US scientists make major breakthrough in ‘limitless, zero-carbon’ fusion energy: report
Scientists have been struggling to harness the fusion reaction that powers the Sun for more than half a century.
Scientists have been struggling to harness the fusion reaction that powers the Sun for more than half a century.
6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Sunday morning.
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Sunday morning.
Doctors remove lung from dog that nearly died after inhaling fungus found in soil
An Illinois family nearly lost their 3-year-old black lab after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home.
An Illinois family nearly lost their 3-year-old black lab after he likely inhaled a fungus living in soil around his home.
Massive oil spill in Kansas biggest in Keystone history, federal data finds
A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City.
A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City.
Oldest DNA reveals what life was like in Greenland 2 million years ago
Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.
Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.
‘New to science’: At least 2 minerals discovered in meteorite that crashed in Somalia
The minerals have been named after the town of El Ali, where the meteorite crashed in Somalia, and “elkinstantonite,” after planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
The minerals have been named after the town of El Ali, where the meteorite crashed in Somalia, and “elkinstantonite,” after planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
How fast fashion impacts the environment
Akhil Sivanandan co-founded Green Story, a platform to measure and communicate the environmental impact of products. He shares the negative aspects of fast fashion on our planet.
Akhil Sivanandan co-founded Green Story, a platform to measure and communicate the environmental impact of products. He shares the negative aspects of fast fashion on our planet.
The Arctic may now be accelerating global warming due to melting permafrost, NOAA report finds
The NOAA's 2019 Arctic Report Card found that permafrost region ecosystems could be releasing as much as 1.1 billion to 2.2. billion tons of carbon dioxide annually.
The NOAA's 2019 Arctic Report Card found that permafrost region ecosystems could be releasing as much as 1.1 billion to 2.2. billion tons of carbon dioxide annually.
11,000 scientists warn 'untold suffering' awaits without significant action to combat climate change
The report?s authors hope that their no-punches, deep-dive analysis of current climate change trends will force policymakers to make meaningful changes.
The report?s authors hope that their no-punches, deep-dive analysis of current climate change trends will force policymakers to make meaningful changes.
Warming climate is causing most baby turtles to be born female
A July report from the University of Exeter on the status of turtle nesting on the island of Boa Vista in the Republic of Cape Verde, where approximately one-sixth of the world?s loggerhead turtles nest, found that 84 percent of the turtle populations being born there are now female.
A July report from the University of Exeter on the status of turtle nesting on the island of Boa Vista in the Republic of Cape Verde, where approximately one-sixth of the world?s loggerhead turtles nest, found that 84 percent of the turtle populations being born there are now female.
We're fishing more tuna from the world's oceans than ever before, and scientists say it's unsustainable
The amount of tuna being fished today is up 1,000 percent from 1950.
The amount of tuna being fished today is up 1,000 percent from 1950.
Birds are vanishing from the U.S. and Canada, and it's a bad sign for environmental health
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has fallen by 29 percent in the past five decades, which translates to 3 billion birds vanishing from the region since 1970.
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has fallen by 29 percent in the past five decades, which translates to 3 billion birds vanishing from the region since 1970.
One simple way to consume less microplastic
The long-term health effects of consuming microplastics are uncertain, but scientists know that the average person already consumes tens of thousands of particles each year. Here's a simple way to reduce that amount.
The long-term health effects of consuming microplastics are uncertain, but scientists know that the average person already consumes tens of thousands of particles each year. Here's a simple way to reduce that amount.
Increased levels of air pollution may cause emphysema and lung damage, study finds
A long-term increase of just three parts per billion of ground-level ozone outside a person?s home can cause lung damage equivalent to that resulting from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 29 years.
A long-term increase of just three parts per billion of ground-level ozone outside a person?s home can cause lung damage equivalent to that resulting from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 29 years.
London university bans beef as part of comprehensive climate change inititaive
Goldsmiths University of London is banning the sale of beef from all campus vendors as a first step toward becoming a carbon-neutral organization by 2025.
Goldsmiths University of London is banning the sale of beef from all campus vendors as a first step toward becoming a carbon-neutral organization by 2025.
Rainwater found to contain microplastics, according to report from USGS
Microplastics have made their way into our food, water and bodies, and now the tiny plastic particles are literally raining down on us.
Microplastics have made their way into our food, water and bodies, and now the tiny plastic particles are literally raining down on us.
Climate change is negatively affecting the world's food security, U.N. report says
The report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle.
The report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle.
Climate change is negatively affecting the world's food security, U.N. report says
The report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle.
The report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle.