The Japanese government has announced that in about two years it will start discharging polluted water into the Pacific from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants. The decision has already sparked protests outside Prime Minister…

The US National Weather Service has shared an incredible video from Green Bay Wisconsin, where a particularly unfortunate pine tree was extinct because of lightning and it split in two. Video why taking shelter under…

Climate change is driving extreme, interconnected events among earth-system elements such as weather and water in the vast Colorado River basin. According to new research, these events are becoming more frequent and intense, and they…

Climate change, according to new Curtin University research, will have a significant impact on global food production and health of consumers, food industries, governments, and international bodies do nothing. The researchers completed a comprehensive 12-month…

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is not planning to attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland next November, BBC News reported. The COP 26, 2018, organized by the UK government, will be the first…

Researchers have developed a reusable, biodegradable sponge that can readily absorb oil and other organic solvents from contaminated water sources, making it a promising alternative for dealing with marine oil spills. The sponge, which is…

According to research, reflecting sunlight can help to cool the Earth’s ecosystem. According to a group of scientists made up of climate scientists and ecologists from leading research universities around the world, more research is…

Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been regarded as potential fillers for building products such as cement, but for many years these materials have been discarded. Researchers at UBC Okanagan are…

Glaciologists have long feared that some Antarctic glaciers have “tipping points” outside of which it would be almost impossible to reverse their collapse. Evidence in specific cases has hardened, but now a team says they…

A paper published by the University of California, Davis, spans six years and seven seagrass meadows along the California coast, making it the most comprehensive study of how seagrasses can buffer ocean acidification to date.…