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Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty
The US, which has announced plans to withdraw from the global climate treaty – the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – is more historically responsible...
If geoengineering is ever deployed in a climate emergency, transparency is key | Ines Camilloni
We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approachAs the world faces the challenges of the climate crisis...
In 2025, America suffered a billion-dollar disaster every 10 days
Last year began with the costliest wildfires in American history, as a series of blazes tore across Los Angeles for nearly all of January. A...
More Children are Powering Their Own Wheels to School as Part of ‘Bike Buses’
School kids who ride in packs led by adults to school improve both their health and their grades, reduce traffic and pollution around schools and...
Trump invaded Venezuela to restore an oil industry he helped destroy
The middle-of-the-night kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shocked the world on Saturday. Military helicopters bombed Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, as U.S. special forces breached Maduro’s...
Trump to pull US out of UN climate convention and climate science body
Under the Trump administration, the US – the world’s second-largest carbon polluter – will become the first country to withdraw from the UN climate convention,...
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?
Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse...
Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Study of 1,000 products finds wet, raw and meat-rich products have higher climate impact than dry kibbleDog food accounts for 1% of the UK’s total...
Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groupsDonald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the US will...
STATEMENT: U.S. Releases New Dietary Guidelines
WASHINGTON (January 7, 2026) — Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture released new dietary guidelines for Americans for...
STATEMENT: The United States Withdraws from the UNFCCC
WASHINGTON, DC (January 7, 2026) - Today, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations and treaties, including...
Effects of meteorological factors on mosquito density in China: results from an ongoing surveillance study in Zhejiang Province
ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the effects of meteorological factors on mosquito density by using a generalized additive model (GAM), and provide a scientific basis...
What should Australians do when the heat is on? | Fiona Katauskas
It might be time to face some cold, hard factsSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Why does Denmark recommend so few childhood vaccines? A Danish scientist explains
The U.S. plans to follow the Scandinavian country’s minimalist schedule. That may be a mistake, Jens Lundgren says
Ex–Google CEO funds private space telescope bigger than Hubble
Schmidt Sciences announces investments in orbiting observatory and three ground-based instruments
Virginia Regulators Approve New Dominion Rates, Assign More Costs to Data Centers
Provisions could cut down on speculative growth in the data center sector, but don’t go far enough in protecting residential ratepayers, consumer advocates say.By Charles...
As Trump Eyes Greenland, What Could That Mean for Island’s Mineral Wealth and Environment?
The Danish territory holds significant stores of oil, gas and minerals. But regulations and the extreme environment have kept the vast majority in the ground.By...
Competition for heritable wealth, not cultural group selection, drives the evolution of monogamy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 1, January 2026. SignificanceWhy did monogamy replace polygyny in many of the world’s most unequal...
‘The Dirtiest, Worst Oil’ Is in Venezuela
The country’s “extra heavy” oil packs some of the highest associated greenhouse gas emissions of any crude oil.By Phil McKennaVenezuela has the world’s largest oil...
Resistance, heteroresistance, and fitness costs drive colistin treatment failure during Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 1, January 2026. SignificanceThe mutational pathways leading to antibiotic-resistant infections and the role of the...
Enhanced insulin signaling via circulating ATG7: A potential therapeutic strategy for diabetes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 1, January 2026. SignificanceCirculating autophagy-related gene 7 (ATG7) regulates glucose homeostasis by mediating liver–muscle communication,...
Ebola virus matrix protein VP40 triggers inflammatory responses linked to the ebolavirus virulence
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 1, January 2026. SignificanceThis study investigates how the Ebola virus (EBOV) triggers excessive inflammation, which...
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