We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy A study of a global warming event that happened 93 million years ago suggests that the Earth can recover from high carbon dioxide emissions faster than thought, but that this process takes around 300,000 […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy For the past 40 years – as far back as satellite records show – the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones has remained relatively stable – about 90 of these storms spin through the […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy A newly-discovered source of oceanic bio-available iron could have a major impact on our understanding of marine food chains and global warming. A UK team, including researchers from the University of Bristol, has found […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Researchers have tracked how media coverage can affect levels of public interest in climate science by comparing volumes of searches for climate change issues on Google’s search engine. They analysed data available on Google […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Forget about positioning giant mirrors in space to reduce the amount of sunlight being trapped in the earth’s atmosphere or seeding clouds to reduce the amount of light entering earth’s atmosphere. Those approaches to […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Early human evolution was driven by short pulses of rapid environmental change in East Africa, according to new research from academics at UCL and The University of Manchester. The study, which is published in […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy In a move that is being seen as a significant snub to IPCC and its chief Dr R K Pachauri, the government has announced it would set up a new body to monitor the […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is a major component of the world’s greenhouse gas reduction strategy. Involving injecting and storing carbon dioxidein underground geologic reservoirs, the method is used at several oil and […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Deforestation may have far greater consequences for climate change in some soils than in others, according to new research led by Yale University scientists – a finding that could provide critical insights into which […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Scientists use climate change metrics, such as changes in seasonality or the emergence of new climates, to predict how climate change will impact biodiversity levels. These climate change metrics are typically studied in isolation, […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Stanford University, yesterday became the wealthiest US university to pledge divestment from coal companies. The Stanford Board of Trustees decided to bar direct investments of endowment funds in publicly traded coal companies, according to […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy For many people, ”plastic” is a one-word analog for environmental disaster. It is made from precious petroleum, after all, and once discarded in landfills and oceans, it takes centuries to degrade. Then came apparent […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy It has long been known that air pollution causes serious health problems; but a new epidemiologic study published in the medical journal Heart shows a new link between particulate matter in the atmosphere and […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy Delhi has witnessed significant ozone build-up this summer, shows a latest analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). A study of the real-time air quality data available from the key monitoring locations […]

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. By continuing we’ll assume you’re on board with our cookie policy The Kyrgyz Republic and representatives from 11 Central and South Asian countries made a historic pledge to protect and conserve snow leopards and their habitat in the high-mountain landscapes of Asia. Joined by conservation […]