AvatarwisertreeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAl Gore Says Fossil Fuel Industry Has 'Captured the COP Process'commondreams.org - Jake JohnsonFormer U.S. Vice President Al Gore said Sunday that fossil fuel interests have effectively seized the reins of the United Nations climate summit …
AvatarwisertreeAvatarAvatarAncient Humans Created Super-Fertile “Dark Earth”verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - ByJackie AppelResearchers now hope to use the environmental engineering success to combat climate change. It can be easy to forget that people are part of the environment. When we think of the environment, or of ecological systems, we often think about and describe these systems as things that humans affect from …
AvatarwisertreeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAs the crow dies: The strange world of bird funeralssciencefocus.com - Alice Lipscombe-SouthwellCorvids are not only incredibly intelligent birds, but they even show fascinating behaviour when one of the pack dies. As the crow dies: The strange …
AvatarwisertreeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoYou can now power your home for days using less water than flushing a toiletthebrighterside.news - JJ ShavitEmission-free hydrogen could, one day, entirely replace fossil fuels - and a start up in Germany believes it has the key ingredient to make it …
AvatarwisertreeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made—So Reflective It Can Cool Surfacesartnet.com - by Sarah CasconeThis ultra-white paint is literally the coolest. In 2020, scientists at Purdue University developed a new super-white acrylic paint that reflects 95.5 …
AvatarwisertreeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo“Nature Is Freaking Lit”: 50 Times People Were Surprised By Nature (New Pics)boredpanda.com - Agne Steponaityte, Indrė LukošiūtėWildlife is majestic, and observing it can be an amazing experience. However, while for some the wild can be mere minutes away from their homes, …
AvatarwisertreeAvatarAvatarStartup Dumps Wood in the Ocean in Revolutionary Carbon Removal ProjectOne Green Planet - By Nicholas VincentRunning Tide, a climate-conscious start-up based in the US, has embarked on an unprecedented journey to cleanse the planet of excess carbon dioxide …
AvatarwisertreeAvatarAvatarUS Forests Will Stop Absorbing Carbon by 2070One Green Planet - By Nicholas VincentA recent report by the Agriculture Department has made an alarming revelation: by 2070, US forests may switch roles from being carbon absorbers to …
AvatarwisertreeAvatarAvatarRising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’The Conversation UK - Euan NisbetSince 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast and, unlike the rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane’s …
AvatarwisertreeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists discover startling phenomenon taking place in our oceans: 'We haven't been able to understand'thecooldown.com - Erin FeigerThe ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth, and our health is intertwined with its health. When we think of the ocean, we think of a great blue …
AvatarwisertreeAvatarAvatar25 countries now face ‘extreme water stress’ every year - three of them are in Europeverified_publisherEuronews - By Rosie FrostMore than two dozen countries are using a majority of their renewable water supply every year making them vulnerable to drought. A quarter of the …
AvatarwisertreeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDead trees around the world are shocking scientistsknowablemagazine.org - Katarina ZimmerForests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers …