Long-lost species of golden mole found and photographed for first time
A team of conservationists have rediscovered a species of golden mole that hasn’t been seen in almost 90 years.
Explainer: Can solar geoengineering stop global warming?
As the world struggles to renounce its burning of fossil fuels, scientists are studying whether atmospheric geoengineering could help limit warming and avert climate catastrophe.
Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says
Controversial technologies intended to offset the effects of atmospheric carbon should banned until properly assessed, a group of politicians and scientists have warned, even as they urged developed nations to lead in cutting CO2 emissions.
Even Dimming The Sun Wouldn’t Save Antarctica’s Ice Now, Scientists Say
Geoengineering is often presented as a last-resort technological fix to the climate crisis that can still swoop in and save the day.
But new models suggest that such risky measures, like dimming the Sun, are not enough to save Antarctica now.
Radical ways to fix the Earth: are they magic bullets or just band-aids?
Technologies like geoengineering may tackle global warming – but first we need to ditch fossil fuels for renewable energy
Extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming
State-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under global warming, according to a study published Monday
Turning the tide: Vietnam’s war against plastic waste
Vietnam has ambitious targets to tackle the challenge posed by plastic waste. Effective enforcement and implementation are key for success.
UN Chief Calls Antarctica ‘Sleeping Giant… Being Awoken by Climate Chaos’
“It is profoundly shocking to stand on the ice of Antarctica and hear directly from scientists how fast the ice is disappearing.”
The Surprise Reappearance of a Rare Frog Has Scientists Leaping to Protect Its Habitat
The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries
World’s biggest iceberg moving beyond Antarctic waters
Iceberg A23a split from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986, but it became stuck to the ocean floor and had remained for many years in the Weddell Sea
