Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkJun 18, 2018
Invisible flickering from living vegetation detected by satellite could help scientists better assess how the exploitation of fossil fuels affects the climate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkJun 14, 2018
Scientists complete the most detailed mass observation of the southern continent so far, and deliver ominous findings. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkJun 13, 2018
Some scientists speculate that civilizations destroy the conditions for their own survival. If they are right, an enduring silence may be the real message from other parts of the universe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkMay 31, 2018
The mass of all the people on the planet is more or less 10 times the mass of all living wild mammals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkApr 25, 2018
Scientists have good news about prospects for coral survival on one of the world’s great reefs threatened by climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkApr 19, 2018
Astrobiology—the search for alien life—suggests a lesson for us here on earth: Civilization may not be sustainable over geological eras but, rather, self-destroying. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Steven GimbelApr 6, 2018
Physicist Alan Lightman ponders this and other questions in his new book, "Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkApr 1, 2018
Methane emissions, a key source of a powerful greenhouse gas, is emanating from the Arctic in greater quantities than previously thought, new research shows. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigMar 29, 2018
While everyone is focused on the president's porn star escapades, EPA head Scott Pruitt is hard at work dismantling the health of the environment and human beings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 11, 2018
They have added their signatures to a document titled “Letter Warning Humanity.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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