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Mistletoes in a warming world

Nicola Jones — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:12 GMT

Can the famous parasitic plants help animals to survive climate change, or will they be killed off by extreme weather?

Edith’s checkerspot butterfly: Checkered past, uncertain future

Tim Vernimmen — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:08 GMT

How do animal populations respond to climate change? After studying the same butterfly and its habitats for decades, two biologists explain that it’s complicated — but endlessly intriguing.

The obscure calculation transforming climate policy

Ula Chrobak — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:06 GMT

After long debate, economists and philosophers are reaching consensus on how to value future generations

As the Arctic warms, beavers move in

Sharon Levy — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:01 GMT

Scientists are just beginning to study the impacts of beaver dams on the tundra

A new history for the tropical forests of the Americas

Pablo Correa — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:28 GMT

Fossilized leaves and pollen are revealing the evolutionary past of New World tropical forests. The findings are helping to reshape predictions of what might happen to these ecosystems as the climate changes.

Beyond COP27: Who will pay for climate solutions?

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:18 GMT

VIDEO: Economic issues were front and center at the most recent global climate summit. Join Tobias Adrian of the International Monetary Fund and Shuang Liu of the World Resources Institute to take stock of the investments needed to prevent future climate disasters.

The road to low-carbon concrete

M. Mitchell Waldrop — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:16 GMT

For thousands of years, humanity has had a love affair with cement and concrete. But now, industry groups and researchers are seeking solutions to the huge amounts of carbon dioxide that cement-making generates.

Europe should shape the clean fuel market now

Benjamin Görlach and Michael Jakob — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:11 GMT

OPINION: For the world to hit its climate goals, the European Union needs to take the lead, ditch coal and write the rule book for green hydrogen

How to make corn more like cactus

Kurt Kleiner — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:11 GMT

It’s an agricultural moonshot: Scientists hope to increase plant yields by hacking photosynthesis, the process that powers life on Earth

What can cities do to survive extreme heat?

M. Mitchell Waldrop — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:19 GMT

Urban heat waves are getting worse, but better data and timely government action could make them less deadly

Rethinking cities in the face of extreme heat

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:11 GMT

VIDEO: Cities have recently experienced extreme heat waves, causing preventable illness and death. How can we protect people from dangerous heat while also reducing carbon emissions?

How green are biofuels? Scientists are at loggerheads

Dan Charles — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:06 GMT

Replacing gasoline with ethanol has changed landscapes across the globe as grasslands and forests give way to cornfields. Researchers are deeply divided over what this means for the planet. Here’s the science behind the conflict.

Rethinking insurance for floods, wildfires and other catastrophes

Emily Underwood — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:21 GMT

The industry is in crisis just when disaster coverage is most needed

What will it take to recycle millions of worn-out EV batteries?

Ula Chrobak — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:21 GMT

In Nevada and other US states, entrepreneurs are anticipating the coming boom in retired lithium-ion batteries from electric cars and hoping to create a market for recycled minerals

Insuring our uncertain future

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:01 GMT

VIDEO: Is the disaster insurance industry hurtling toward a climate crisis? Learn how we can shore up programs that buffer the financial devastation that follows floods, fires and hurricanes — and help individuals and communities strengthen their climate resilience.

How much meat can we eat — sustainably?

Bob Holmes — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:18 GMT

Scientists find that a small amount of animal products could have a place in our diets without wreaking environmental havoc. But it’s far less than what we consume today, and only if farmed in just the right way.

How sustainable are fake meats?

Bob Holmes — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:20 GMT

Marketed to meat lovers, plant-based burgers like Impossible and Beyond claim to taste like the real thing and to have far lighter environmental footprints. Here’s what the numbers have to say.

Climate change is altering the chemistry of wine

Ula Chrobak and Katarina Zimmer — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:22 GMT

Warming, wildfires and unpredictable weather threaten to disrupt the delicate processes that underlie treasured wines. Researchers and producers are innovating to keep ahead.

How cities can fight climate change

Deepa Padmanaban — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:09 GMT

Urban activities — think construction, transportation, heating, cooling and more — are major sources of greenhouse-gas emissions. Today, a growing number of cities are striving to slash their emission to net zero — here’s what they need to do.

How smart windows save energy

Brittney J. Miller — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:08 GMT

Specialized glass that keeps heat in during winter and lets it out during summer could make buildings much more efficient — if costs and complexities don’t get in the way