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Power play: Can a defensive Europe stick with decarbonisation in Davos?
Tsvetelina Kuzmanova is EU sustainable finance lead for the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), based in Brussels. Europe is set to arrive...
From Trump’s rejected treaties to our daily lives, we’re building walls around ourselves | Anand Pandian
Martin Luther King Jr knew that ‘whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly’. But we Americans are denying that realityThe United States seems determined to...
Scientists warn of ‘regime shift’ as seaweed blooms expand worldwide
Study links rapid growth of ocean macroalgae to global heating and nutrient pollutionScientists have warned of a potential “regime shift” in the oceans, as the...
A Record Wildfire Season Inspires Wyoming to Prepare for an Increasingly Fiery Future
As the Cowboy State faces larger and costlier blazes, scientists warn that the flames could make many of its iconic landscapes unrecognizable within decades.By Jake...
Nearly a third of social media research has undisclosed ties to industry, preprint claims
Industry-linked studies were also more likely to focus on particular topics, suggesting these ties may be skewing the field
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the scale of the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning...
It’s been a busy month for Anthony Albanese on the environment | Jess Harwood
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Red-state Republicans seek climate ‘liability shield’ for fossil fuel industry
U.S. lawmakers in two red states are attempting to shield the fossil fuel industry from climate liability. In Oklahoma, a newly introduced bill would bar...
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the...
How Trump’s Withdrawal From Climate Treaties May Ultimately Play Out
In addition to international stakes, states and cities face additionally challenges to acting autonomously this time around. Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on EarthFrom our...
The Reality of a Rapidly Warming World
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and science reporter Bob Berwyn as they discuss the latest reports on relentless human-caused global warming.By...
Hidden Bioavailable Dissolved Organic Matter in the Deep Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Abstract The deep ocean is widely viewed as a stable reservoir of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) that is highly resistant to microbial degradation. However, this...
Microplastics are undermining the ocean’s power to absorb carbon
Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses. New research suggests microplastics are disrupting marine...
The fate of the planet’s coastlines depends on how fast Antarctica’s ice sheets melt. We don’t know what’s coming
Some regions of the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt, but researchers don’t yet fully...
Iran’s regime has survived war, sanctions, and uprising. Environmental crises may bring it down.
The anti‑government protests sweeping across Iran, from major cities to rural towns, are fueled by anger over economic collapse and political repression. But beneath the...
Lake Unloading Drives Fault Slip and Rift Asymmetry in Southern Tibet
Abstract The extent to which surface processes drive continental deformation remains a pivotal question in geodynamics. Here, we demonstrate that Late Quaternary lake‐water unloading is...
Flocculated Silt, Not Clay, Dominates River Suspended Sediment Load
Abstract River mud builds fertile floodplains, combats land loss due to sea level rise, and buries vast amounts of organic carbon. These processes rely on...
BepiColombo at Mercury: Three Flybys, Three Magnetospheres
Abstract We examine the first three BepiColombo Mercury flybys Using data from the Miniature Ion Precipitation Analyzer (MIPA), an ion mass analyzer in the Search...
Glacial Expansion of Deoxygenation in the Arabian Sea
Abstract The mechanisms by which ongoing climate change influences ocean Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) are insufficiently understood, making it essential to examine their long‐term variations...
As Artificial Stone Countertops Kill Workers, House Republicans Discuss Protections—for Manufacturers
Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even more workers, experts warn.By...
An Alabama Mayor Signed an NDA With a Data Center Developer. Read It Here.
The non-disclosure agreement was a major sticking point in a lively town hall that featured city officials, data center representatives and more than a hundred...
Guterres warns of ‘powerful forces’ undermining ‘global cooperation’
In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cutsThe United Nations...
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