New research could lead to solar panels that work at night
“We do not yet have the miracle material that will make the thermoradiative diode an everyday reality, but we made a proof of principle and are eager to see how much we can improve on this result in the coming years.”
Cutting air pollutants could save more than 50,000 US lives each year, study says
The polluting activities rely mostly on the burning of fossil fuels and so are significant producers of the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change.
As the planet warms, let’s be clear: We are sacrificing lives for profits
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations.
Scientists grow plants in lunar soil for the first time
“Not only is it pleasing for us to have plants around us, especially as we venture to new destinations in space, but they could provide supplemental nutrition to our diets and enable future human exploration."
Desertification and land degradation now affects 50% of world’s population, economy: UN
Damage to soils and water has dire consequences for humanity, a new report warns ahead of meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
US oil refineries expose communities to cancer-causing benzene, report finds
Self-reported data showed that last year the highest average net benzene levels were produced by a refinery owned by Marathon Petroleum in Texas City, Texas.
As California considers dropping fossil fuels from major pension funds, new report calls out...
“California cannot be a climate justice leader if we continue to invest in the companies that are polluting our environment.”
Climate change isn’t just making cyclones worse, it’s making the floods they cause worse...
Amphan Mark II need not be as destructive as we’ve projected if the world’s governments act now to meet Paris agreement climate goals.
More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef impacted by sixth mass bleaching event
"Although bleaching is becoming more and more frequent, this is not normal and we should not accept that this is the way things are. We need to break the norms that are breaking our reef.”
Climate-driven drought has risen 29% this century, will create 216 mn. refugees by 2050:...
“If global warming reaches 3 degrees Celsius by 2100, as has been predicted, drought losses could be five times higher than they are today, with the largest increase in drought losses projected in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic regions of Europe.”