
Chernobyl Didn't Kill Nuclear Power
The accident was just one factor that makes it a hard sell to fight climate change
The accident was just one factor that makes it a hard sell to fight climate change
A decade of modest financial investment has revitalized Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, explains biologist Sean B. Carroll in his new book The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discovery How Life Works and Why It Matters ...
Energy-sector emissions of CO2 remains flat for second year in a row
Democratic and Republican mayors in the Sunshine State realize something must be done about global warming
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When the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in January 2002, it set the geologic stage for earthquakes nine months later. Julia Rosen reports.
New report indicates the benefits and feasibility of seafood traceability
Countries say they will cut methane emissions and try to sign Paris climate deal
And the data will reveal how much carbon woodlands store
But can its numbers be trusted?
Scientific American 's energy and environment editor, David Biello, met with Bill Gates on February 22 to discuss tackling carbon emissions while at the same time making necessary energy available to ever more of the globe’s growing population...
Scientists clarify the recent confusion
Some species could soon lose up to 98 percent of their habitats, according to new research
Coastal cities will face greater threat than anticipated
Spring arrives earlier in the Southwest, winter warms everywhere
To thrive, species must be quick breeders, unfussy eaters.
States across the U.S. are moving forward with renewables, energy efficiency and electric cars
The extent of sea ice in winter is diminishing, just as it is in summer
Greenland's glacial rivers may flush some 400,000 tons of phosphorus into ocean waters—on par with the Mississippi or the Amazon. Christopher Intagliata reports.
And a supporter says if Sanders is elected president he could usher in a carbon tax
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