Local officials are often viewed as relatively weak actors in China’s governance structure, largely implementing policies issued from the central level. However, a new book...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has asked his government to draft by February guidelines for a national roadmap to transition away from fossil...

Around the world, politicians, backed by powerful corporations, are presenting the public with false choices between environmental protection and economic growth.By Bob BerwynDespite claims of...

The Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act aims to protect areas from activities such as logging while permitting the U.S. Forest Service to conduct active management...

The global agrifood system is central to many challenges humanity faces today. Despite significant growth in total production, it fails to ensure food security for...

UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn...

‘Destructive’ marine heatwaves driving loss of microalgae that feed coral, says Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Caribbean reefs have half as much hard coral now...

Copernicus deputy director says three-year average for 2023 to 2025 on track to exceed 1.5C of heating for first timeThis year is “virtually certain” to...

Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong on the Central Coast after devastating weekend blaze‘It came from everywhere’: NSW town...

Energy spectrum of elusive particles shows an intriguing bump, giant IceCube experiment reports

Optogenetics is poised to move from a research tool to new therapies—if scientists can show it’s safe

In a letter to Congress, the groups said data center development raises concerns about rising energy costs, water use and climate impacts. Many communities are...

Growing more common as climate warms, these once-rare events could ultimately accelerate ice loss

Bark spider silk is stronger than steel, but males make a weaker version

Sun-dimming risks putting the planet’s thermostat under Donald Trump’s control. Better to adopt the precautionary principle with high-stakes scienceIt is fitting that this week’s UN...

Beverly Besmanos is the national coordinator of Bantay Kita-Philippines, a coalition of NGOs advocating for transparency and accountability of the extractive industries in the Philippines....

Inside Presence, the Icelandic-Danish artist’s epic new show in Brisbane, what you see changes based on where you stand or how you look – crucial...

At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipelineLast week, the...

Beneath the thick and unbroken rainforest canopy, there is a growing sense of desperation among the guardians of French Guiana’s slice of the Amazon. Illegal...

Officials warn that if regional Integrated Ocean Observing System readings go dark, coastal forecasts will become less precise, endangering commercial fishermen, cargo ships and coastal...

Plan puts costs of new solar farms on New Mexicans and extends lives of coal-fired plants. Critics call it “profound greenwashing.”By Jerry Redfern, Capital &...

Jean Gay-Robinson said she ​“cried tears of joy” when utility ComEd switched all the polluting gas-fired equipment in her Chicago home to modern electric versions, at...