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How ‘weather bombs’ could help reveal Earth’s innermost secrets
How the seafloor quivers under an intense storm called a “weather bomb” could help reveal Earth’s innermost secrets.Using a network of seismic sensors, researchers in Japan detected a rare type of...
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California's new climate legislation is being hailed as a breakthrough
California's state legislature has given final approval to a package of two bills that climate campaigners say contain the "most aggressive" climate goals in North America.Governor Jerry Brown has...
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California farmers are using drones to fight the persistent drought
LOS BANOS, Calif. (AP) — A drone whirred to life in a cloud of dust, then shot hundreds of feet skyward for a bird's-eye view of a vast tomato field in California's Central Valley, the nation's most...
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It might be time to bring nuclear power back to America
Looks like its time to get radioactive, America.The US has committed to cutting 80% of the greenhouse gases it currently pumps into the air by 2050.It's a major project, and an expensive one, too.But...
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The first offshore tidal turbines in the world have been set up in Scotland
Tidal powered turbines installed off the coast of Shetland (Bluemull Sound) have been connected to the electricity grid and could herald a "new era" in tidal energy.The first offshore tidal turbines in...
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Scientists have officially declared that we are living in a new geological era
It’s literally epoch-defining news.A group of experts tasked with considering the question of whether we have officially entered the Anthropocene – the geological age characterized by humans' influence...
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A coffee shortage is looming — here's how soon it could be extinct
Coffee is more than just the crucial beverage that makes it easier to face the workday. It provides comfort, culture, and is an essential source of the caffeine that Harvard neuroscientist Charles...
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There's a big, stupid reason the US will probably break its climate change...
The United States will cut emissions 80% by 2050. We promise. We really really mean it this time.Sure, we've known for decades that the gases we pump into the atmosphere are heating the planet. And...
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I went to the source of the world's best coffee — and saw firsthand why the...
Mmm, coffee.Not only is the tangy brew one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, its active ingredient — caffeine — is the most popular psychoactive drug on the planet.But coffee is in...
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A tropical storm might be headed for the East Coast
Forecasters expect a tropical cyclone that's brewing in the Gulf of Mexico to soon gain enough strength to be named as a tropical storm.For now weather experts are calling it "tropical depression...
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California is expanding the program that allows oil and gas companies to...
As the western United States struggles with chronic water shortages and a changing climate, scientists are warning that if vast underground stores of fresh water that California and other states rely...
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The Pope is urging Christians to save the polluted planet from 'debris,...
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Thursday for concerted action against environmental degradation and climate change, renewing his fierce attack on consumerism and financial greed, which, he...
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There’s another worrying source of pollution in the oceans
Ask most people about pollution, and they will think of rubbish, plastic, oil, smog, and chemicals. After some thought, most folks might also suggest noise pollution.We’re all familiar with noise...
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The future could be bleak for our national parks
Trees are dying across Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks. Glaciers are melting in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska.Corals are bleaching in Virgin Islands National Park. Published...
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Hurricane Hermine intensifies Zika fears as it pounds Florida
Hurricane Hermine wreaked havoc across Florida on Friday, knocking out power to nearly 300,000 homes and businesses, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zika virus...
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15 of the deadliest, most destructive hurricanes in US history
Tropical Storm Hermine hit Florida on Friday, dumping rain on the state along with Georgia and the Carolinas.Hurricane season, which lasts from June to the end of November for the Atlantic Ocean, has...
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Alzheimer's-linked nanoparticles, found in pollution, are showing up in...
Toxic nanoparticles from air pollution have been discovered in human brains in abundant quantities, a newly published study reveals.The detection of the particles, in brain tissue from 37 people,...
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Brazil's new government may sacrifice the Amazon to get the economy going
The impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff, coup or not, represents a fundamental realigning of modern Brazil.For some in the country, the crisis is an opportunity.These politicians and...
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Ecuador drills the first barrel of oil in a pristine corner of the Amazon...
Ecuador has started drilling the first oil from Yasuní National Park, a pristine corner of the Amazon rainforest.Vice President Jorge Glas toured the site with reporters on September 7 as state oil...
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Big data and algorithms are slashing the cost of fixing Flint's water crisis
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan highlights a number of serious problems: a public health outbreak, inadequate urban infrastructure, environmental injustice and political failures.But when it comes...
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