By 2085, 36% of land species' habitats could face multiple climate extremes like heatwaves and fires if warming continues. A new study reveals that fire may pose a greater threat than drought, but cutting emissions to net zero could limit this exposure to 9%.
Rising global beef demand is creating a profit cycle where clearing the Amazon actually increases land value. A new study shows that while large companies track direct suppliers, smaller "indirect" farms often bypass environmental rules, driving deforestation.
Eccentric exercises—focusing on the "lowering" phase of movements—deliver greater gains in muscle size and strength with less effort and metabolic strain than traditional lifting. New research shows meaningful improvements can be achieved in just five minutes a day without exhaustion.
The carbon footprint of milk may be 41% higher than previously estimated when soil organic carbon changes are included. A life cycle assessment study found that standard IPCC methods underestimate emissions, particularly as freeze-thaw cycles in northern climates reduce soil carbon storage.
UBC scientists have produced the first national map of climate unpredictability in Canada, analyzing 40 years of satellite data. The study reveals a "mismatch" where the most stable, biodiverse regions are the least protected, leaving them vulnerable as environmental chaos intensifies.
Analysis of 1,233 environmental claims from 33 major meat and dairy companies found that 98% could be categorized as greenwashing. The study, published in PLOS Climate, reveals that 38% of claims were unverifiable future projections, with only 0.2% supported by scholarly scientific evidence.
Analysis of 1,233 environmental claims from 33 major meat and dairy companies found that 98% could be categorized as greenwashing. The study reveals that 38% of claims were unverifiable future projections, with only 0.2% supported by scholarly scientific evidence.
While millions care about the environment, only a fraction take action. New research identifies three psychological profiles to explain this gap, finding that radical action is most often driven by competitive personality traits and hierarchical views rather than pure climate passion.
Children are more effective than parents at driving household climate action, a study of 1,500 families finds. Educating children made parents 26% more likely to adopt pro-environmental choices, whereas parents had little to no influence on their children’s perceptions of climate risk.
All of last year’s growth in global electricity demand was met from renewable sources, while fossil fuel power generation remained flat, research has found, marking what many hope could become a turning point in the drive to phase out planet-heating fossil fuels.
A simple ocean-based model predicts a powerful El Niño for late 2026, with temperatures projected to be over 2°C above normal. By using only sea level and surface temperature data, the "Wyrtki-CSLIM" system achieves 15-month forecast accuracy comparable to complex AI and dynamical models.
Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites. While wildlife populations have crashed globally by nearly three-quarters since 1970, those within Unesco-protected areas have remained largely stable.
China Lifts Green Push With Plan to Double Clean Energy by 2035 - China will seek to double its supply of non-fossil fuel energy by 2035, in a plan that analysts see as a boost to Beijing’s green targets.