Data leads scientists to declare 2015 Paris agreement to keep global heating below 1.5C ‘dead in the water’Last year was the third-hottest on record, scientists...

Data from multiple international agencies shows the reality of a rapidly warming world.By Bob BerwynSeveral annual international climate reports released Tuesday indicate that relentless human-caused...

Small seed “parachutes” may be causing inbreeding

Mission to Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands reveals degradation of a sea ice haven

Experts are trying to determine nature’s financial contributions—and what could happen if they are lost.By Kiley PriceIn an era of rapid globalization, economic growth has...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 2, January 2026.

To simulate realistic impact of rooftop-based heat mitigation strategies (HMS), we introduce a new capability in the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with the...

Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last yearIn a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the...

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Methane (CH4) from China’s underground coal mines is a significant warming source and a priority for near-term mitigation. Yet mine-level inventories remain uncertain because publicly...

After more than a decade of academic and policy debate about carbon border adjustments (CBAs) and their policy implications, the full implementation of the world’s...

Halogenated very short-lived substances (VSLS) represent a growing source of chlorine to the stratosphere where they may contribute to ozone layer depletion. Chloroform (CHCl3) is...

Painting roofs white and adding screens to doors and windows is a low-cost way to increase comfort and curb malaria risk

The blast furnace (BF) process accounts for over 90% of global iron ore-based steel production and remains a major contributor to CO2 emissions. This study...

Nepal’s hydrological regime, shaped by steep topography, monsoon-dominated rainfall, and extensive cryospheric systems, offers a useful testbed for understanding how climate change and human activities...

Land-use change has long been recognized as a major contributor to global warming. Deforestation and agriculture alone account for nearly 25% of human-caused greenhouse gas...

Trump’s EPA is making moves to make it legal and easier for corporations and industry to pollute waterbodies and wetlands throughout the United States. We...

The year 2025 saw the return to power of Donald Trump, a jewellery heist at the Louvre museum in Paris and an engagement that “broke...

Accurate quantification of terrestrial carbon dynamics is essential for assessing ecosystem–climate feedbacks and informing climate mitigation in the Anthropocene. China, as both the world’s largest...

Homo habilis, 2 million years old, was known mainly from teeth and jaw bones

Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate changeThe world is losing forests...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 2, January 2026. SignificanceCompetitive interactions shape key metabolic processes in microbial communities. As a model...