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European supermarkets say the industry needs a long-term sustainable solution to keep mackerel and herring stocks healthy.By Johnny SturgeonEurope’s fish stocks are in such dire...

After witnessing the effects of sea-level rise in the low-lying island nation of Tuvalu, Pacific leaders on Tuesday used the pre-COP31 summit in Fiji to...

Join Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, NY, on Saturday, Oct. 17, for a free, family-friendly event. Explore research facilities through lab tours, exhibits, hands-on activities...

Editor’s note: On 7 October 2026, Brazil’s oil regulator ANP will auction hundreds of oil and gas blocks, many of them under the Cerrado of...

Indonesia is obstructing access to government data on the state of its forests. The new restrictions come as the country witnesses a surge in deforestation....

The ocean underpins food security, climate stability, economic prosperity and biodiversity, yet pressures on ocean ecosystems continue to intensify.To help safeguard these vital systems, a...

Jacynta Fa’amau is a Pacific campaigner at the global grassroots climate movement 350.org and a member of the secretariat of Pacific Climate Warriors. The first...

For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author saysUS households are paying 62% more for drinking water than...

The price of water increased faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, nonprofit Food & Water Watch found in a new analysis.By Steven...

Warehouse and data center development, backed by millions in tax incentives, is reshaping Rockland County, with residents losing trust in local officials and promising change...

The Supreme Court opened its 2026-2027 term Monday with a climate case: a lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colorado, against ExxonMobil and Suncor, a Canadian oil...

Marvin Martin was in the Four Corners area of Dorchester one day when a train sped by on the Fairmount Line into downtown Boston. It...

To really understand what’s going on in the Nebraska Sandhills, Shelly Kelly told me, it’s helpful to see it from the air. From the window...

When José Antonio Kast took office as Chile’s new president in March, one of his first moves was to put the brakes on plans to...

International leaders visit Tuvalu as part of climate talks co-hosted by Australia ahead of Cop31 conferencePacific island leaders have urged a promised global transition away...

New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51

In 2019, Formula 1 (F1) committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 across its entire value chain; however, this target has drawn both support...

Achieving net-zero CO₂ emissions globally requires an annual removal of on the order of 7–9 Gt CO₂; but current CO₂ removal (CDR) measurement methodologies are...

IntroductionSeaweed aquaculture production is expanding globally but threatened by increasing climate stressors, including extreme events. Ocean-based aquaculture is especially vulnerable to marine heatwaves, which can...

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel honored for developing optogenetics

By Stephanie Casanova, AZ LuminariaArmed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the...

The justices’ ruling could decide whether more than two dozen similar claims proceed. The cases accuse oil companies of misleading the public about climate change...

The world’s tropical forests are under pressure from deforestation, with agriculture a major driver of forest loss. Demand for commodities drives much of this expansion...