
Pollination Isn't Just for the Bees
Flies, beetles, butterflies and moths may account for some 40 percent of the world’s pollination. Christopher Intagliata reports
Flies, beetles, butterflies and moths may account for some 40 percent of the world’s pollination. Christopher Intagliata reports
A tax on carbon is the most “elegant” solution to climate change
At U.N. climate change summit, philanthropist touts informal club of 28 private investors who will pump money into R&D
The world’s two largest polluters have been team players at the climate talks in Paris
Just how sensitive is Earth's climate to increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide?
What was accomplished—or not—during two decades of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change summits
President Obama and other world leaders urged action to combat global warming
Science shows that safeguarding the climate will require us to leave most fossil fuels in the ground. Can we restrain ourselves?
Quickening economic growth in developing nations can expand forests and hasten the arrival of renewable energy technologies
A tree survey in the Amazon by more than 150 researchers led to an estimate that up to 57 percent of Amazon trees could qualify for threatened species status by 2050
Slower warming than predicted gives the world time to develop better energy technologies
Inaction on climate 'could see rise of 6 degrees Celsius'
Have questions about the climate talks? Here are eight answers that may help
Moral conviction, backed by facts, could finally inspire global action
Politics intrudes as a Republican congressman investigates NOAA climate scientists
American commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are encouraging other nations
Experiments may show how forests around the globe respond to global warming
The world can still avoid dangerous global warming if it acts fast
The wildfires exacerbate climate change
Using a satellite-born sensor system that can penetrate through several feet of dry surface sediments, researchers found the dry remains of an ancient river system winding for hundreds of miles below the Saharan sands ...
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