Category: Science/Environment (Page 2)
Much of Earth's land is drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released at talks where countries are working…
Seafaring pioneers are spearheading a comeback for wind power in the shipping industry, to try to make a dent in its huge carbon…
Electric grids have buckled more frequently and outages have become longer across the U.S. as the warming atmosphere carries more water and stirs…
As climate change warms our world, it has affected farmers and their growing practices, even threatening beloved beverages, like beer.
Danish brewer Carlsberg, the world’s four…
Some people advocate humane deer management: the culling of deer to control their numbers and ensure they don’t overrun forests …
As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car. That aligned with the government’s new efforts to phase out gas-powered…
The remains of a 145-million-year-old dinosaur went under the hammer in France on November 16. Valued at millions of euros, its sale could set a …
A new insect has been discovered in a Northern Territory national park in Australia.
The new variety of ghost wasp was found by two young wildlife photographers next to a swimm…
The last confirmed sighting of a dodo was in the 17th century. But at the Cambridge Museum of Zoology, it is speaking again. These are the skeletal remains of a b…
On the coastal island of Lamu, off Kenya’s east coast, workers are turning plastic waste into furniture, even boats.
Lamu is contending with mounds of plastic …