Tag: science
New UN climate report is ‘code red for humanity,’ but joining...
In its first major climate report since 2013, the IPCC offers its starkest warning yet: Serious impacts of global warming are now unavoidable.
Great Barrier Reef in danger: Don’t fight the diagnosis, fight the...
My plea to the government and to my fellow Australians: Don’t let politics thwart science. Don’t fight the diagnosis. Fight the threats. The world is watching and the clock is ticking.
The myth that meat is essential for human health could harm...
Americans eat more meat per capita than any other country, even though meat consumption is linked to heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
To save planet, solve twin crises of climate change and species...
Some climate solutions can actually harm biodiversity. But there are synergistic solutions that can tackle both issues.
Most Americans don’t approve of animal testing—will the U.S. Congress finally...
The Humane Research and Testing Act seeks to move the U.S. toward more ethical methods of researching human disease that don’t involve animals.
If we don’t protect 30% of the natural world by 2030,...
We are to blame for the biggest extinction event in human history. But there is a solution if we take urgent action now.
A leaking oil refinery on St. Croix gives Biden his first...
Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the closure of a controversial oil and gas facility that has sickened residents of the U.S. Virgin Island.
USDA may allow genetically modified trees to be released into the...
A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.
Live animal markets should be closed to prevent the next pandemic
Wet markets are perfect breeding grounds for pathogens that can jump from animals to humans.
Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security
Despite industry rhetoric, hydropower is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable energy future.
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Trump is trying to reverse the New Deal
The class politics of Trump carry forward the actions of his predecessors across the last century.
Federal judge slams Trump funding freeze, orders restoration of $176 million in environmental grants
Judge Gergel rules that the Trump administration violated congressional authority and the law by halting environmental and climate-related funding to cities and nonprofits across the U.S.
73% of Israelis want the Gaza genocide to end. Netanyahu says, ‘NO, full speed...
Israel did not enter this Land of Palestine to work with the Palestinians to create a two-state solution, as they were expected to do, but rather, they waged war to take over the entire country and its people.
Controversial ‘nonprofit killer’ clause quietly removed from GOP megabill—but advocates warn it could return
A sweeping provision to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status without due process is no longer in the latest House GOP budget bill, but civil liberties groups say the threat to free speech and advocacy is far from over.
14,000 babies at risk of death in Gaza as Israel blocks aid, UN warns
UN and international leaders condemn Israel’s blockade as thousands of trucks wait at Gaza’s border while children face imminent starvation.