climate change
Researchers believe that war exacerbates climate change, threatening the environment and making future wars more likely.
New research suggests the ocean current that delivers warm water to Europe has a one-in-six chance of halting temporarily over the next hundred years, potentially resulting in freezing temperatures.
Third on the Big Think 2019 countdown reveals this is what the world will be like if we do not act on climate change.
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The 385-million-year-old fossils show that trees evolved modern features millions of years earlier than previously estimated.
Simple changes to your holiday decorations, gifting or travel can make the festive season more sustainable.
Recent research estimates that the growth of emissions slowed down to 0.6 percent in 2019. However, this still means that humans released more CO2 into the atmosphere in 2019 than in any other year.
By not taking emergency action to combat climate change, we’re gambling dangerously with the future.
Thinning forests in the Western United States can save billions of gallons of water per year and improve conservation efforts.
Paying a fee for greenhouse gas emissions may spur a revolution, in terms of corporate behavior, amid the climate crisis.
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Observing the great gas giant helps me to keep important things in perspective.
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Fast fashion has a devastating impact on the environment. Here’s what you need to know before heading to Zara this holiday season.
Let’s not kid ourselves: Coral reefs are in serious danger. But numerous ambitious projects are underway with the goal of keeping these ecosystems alive.
Can changing who delivers your electricity to you solve a slew of problems?
Since the late 1800s, what we know has advanced light years ahead.
A mysterious startup reveals a groundbreaking solar energy achievement.
The campaign promise could only become law if the Labour Party wins the general election in December.
Switching over to a vegan-based diet can drastically cut CO2 emissions. But will Americans actually change their diet?
In a metaphor too apt to be made up, the council has been forced to relocate until the flood waters recede.
Venice’s mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, said the city was “on its knees.”
Should other nations start requiring schools to teach climate science, too?
Rather than scrubbing the emissions from fossil fuel plants, a new analysis suggests we should simply replace those power plants with renewable alternatives.
It’s telling about attempts to save the industry.
Data centers are likely to consume up to 4.1% of electricity around the globe by 2030. Can they go green?
As many as 200 million people could fall permanently below the high tide line by 2100.
The new method appears to be more efficient and cheaper than current carbon capture technologies.
The consequences of our climate-cooking habits will burden all future humans.
Just for giggles, would it be a good idea to have our leaders take shrooms?
When adults are challenged to behave like adults, by a child, they can go in one of two directions.
New technology offers us a look at the green future of aviation and cargo shipping.
Colonizing the Red Planet isn’t a bad idea in theory. But . . .