Observations from the Little Bunker

Tess McClure reports on a landslide in Switzerland that left one person missing and destroyed a villageThe Swiss village of Blatten was wiped out in seconds. A glacier collapsed above...

There were at least 100 heat-related deaths in Washington state during the unprecedented heat wave, among them Juliana Leon. Her estate has filed the first ever wrongful death case related...

Warrior Met, an Alabama coal company with a checkered safety and environmental record, wants to mine thousands of tons of federally owned coal. Now it’s the public’s turn to weigh...

At the One Ocean Science Congress, scientists offer ten key recommendations for protecting and restoring marine ecosystems suffering from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.By Teresa TomassoniNICE, France—As world leaders...

Scientists are figuring out where “downscaled” climate models struggle—and how they can be improved

Despite poor conditions, Indigenous growers used innovative techniques to grow large crops of corn, beans, and squash

LONDON (June 5, 2025) — Today, the European Union adopted the European Ocean Pact — a unified strategy that aims to protect the ocean, promote a thriving blue economy and...

As governments head to a major UN ocean conference next week, the race is on to get enough countries to ratify an international treaty seen as crucial to meeting a...

Scientists film nematodes forming a superorganism in the wild for the first time

Data from the All of Us program confirm what many geneticists have long promoted

The global shift towards a clean-energy system is much more than just a technological switch – it is a profound transformation of markets, industries and societal behaviours.  This complex undertaking...

Region is experiencing an unusually warm spring, raising concerns of fierce wildfire season amid limited resourcesUnusually warm springtime temperatures have contributed to rapid reductions in snowpacks across the western US...

The Inflation Reduction Act led to growth in manufacturing jobs, with most benefits going to GOP-voting states. But Republicans have done little to stop a repeal.By Dan GearinoOne of the...

The ocean makes up nearly 70 percent of the planet’s surface, bursting with rich biodiversity and natural resources that are vital for both the climate and economies. Yet, beyond national...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02348-4Decarbonizing the residential sector is essential for net-zero targets, and the EU has established ambitious policy packages with various instruments. This research...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02351-9Mitigation actions can have large-scale health co-benefits, which, however, are not effectively incorporated into policy design and implementation. This Perspective overviews the...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02342-wCurrent European Union policies are insufficient to achieve residential heating decarbonization targets. Substantial subsidies for heat pumps and carefully targeted incentives for...

Energy services are fundamental to socioeconomic development and human well-being. Yet access remains scarce in many parts of the world. In Kenya, 13 million people still lack electricity access, and...

Carolina Pasquali is executive director of Greenpeace Brazil and Jasper Inventor is executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. In times like these, we must ask ourselves some fundamental questions. Why...

Carolina Pasquali is executive director of Greenpeace Brazil and Jasper Inventor is executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. In times like these, we must ask ourselves some fundamental questions. Why...

Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with the coming of power-hungry AI platforms, they’re bypassing...

More than half of global mining projects for “energy transition” minerals are located on or near Indigenous territories. Indigenous advocates argue the world can’t solve climate change—a problem caused by...

Twenty-two-year-old software developer Artem Motorniuk has spent his entire life in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, living in the north and visiting his grandparents in the south. It’s been almost...

More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California, including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California...