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If you want to know what we have to do to avoid catastrophic climate change, 17 of the world’s leading climate scientists have worked out…
Phytoplankton, commonly known as plant plankton that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, are potentially a key driver of Arctic warming under greenhouse…
Earth in Crisis and Our Sacred Duty to Preserve Life, with Vandana Shiva and Satish Kumar.
If you live in the eastern half of the North American continent you may be convinced that the planet is actually cooling instead of warming,…
Talking about the environment, Earth Day, what's going on around the world, and how we can change it for the better. Plus guest Phil Wilson.
Coal, the No. 1 cause of climate change, is dying. Last year saw a record number of coal plant retirements in the United States, and a study last week…
There’s little natural about the boundaries that divide states and countries. They’re often imaginary lines that result from history, conflict, or negotiation. But imagine what…
Three sets of scientists in the same week have helped narrow the uncertainties about how the natural world will respond to extra carbon dioxide in…
In case you weren't already worried about the current and rapid acidification of the world's oceans, a new report by leading scientists finds that this…
Changes to the Earth's oceans, caused by extreme volcanic activity, triggered the greatest extinction of all time, a study suggests. The event, which took place…
A new scientific synthesis suggests a gradual, prolonged release of greenhouse gases from permafrost soils in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, which may afford society more…