Greenland's ice sheet is melting, but there's one way to see how much time we have
Analyzing Greenland’s past temperatures will aid scientists in assessing how quickly the island’s vast ice sheet is melting, new research suggests.
Here’s how nature is thriving in the age of extinction
New species are coming into existence faster than ever thanks to humans.
Space technology is improving our lives and making the world a better place. Here’s how
Satellites have done so much for us already, including discovering the hole in the ozone layer and helping to connect billions of people to the internet. In the future, they will offer mu...
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The US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement might not be as bad as you think, thanks to renewable energy
Research analysts at Morgan Stanley believe that renewable energy like solar and wind power are hurtling towards a level of ubiquity where not even politics can hinder them.
China has created a giant panda-shaped power plant
China has starting building solar farms in the shape of giant pandas.
This map reveals rising temperatures that are causing chaos in the US
Average temperatures have risen in every US state since the early 1900s.
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These are the economies that climate change will hit hardest
Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, predict researchers.
These experts say we have three years to save the planet from the worst effects of climate change
A group of prominent scientists says we have three years to save the planet from irreversible destruction.
The tropics are expanding. Here's why you should be worried
Earth’s tropical atmosphere is growing in all directions, leading one commentator to cleverly call this Earth’s “bulging waistline”.
France is now leading the way in the battle against climate change
President Emmanuel Macron is to stop granting oil exploration licences as part of a raft of green initiatives.