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Yale E360by Ted Williams3d ago
On the arid African savanna, grasses are growing faster than they were a generation ago, boosted by rising levels of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.
Yale E360by August4d ago
In the Philippines, ideal growing conditions for cacao have fueled an industry with a market value of more than $400 million.
Yale E360by Kate Morgan5d ago
A controversial scheme aimed at slashing car pollution in Central London was a boon to children in the area, whose lungs grew faster after the program was launched, researchers found.
Yale E360by Fred Pearce6d ago
A vast system of Atlantic currents appears to be weakening, and scientists say its collapse could lead to dramatic cooling in northern Europe.
Yale E360by Nicola Jones7d ago
China is leading the world on renewable energy, last year installing more wind and solar capacity than every other country put together.
Yale E360by Nicola Jones10d ago
A little more than one year ago, Australia rolled out a program to heavily subsidize home batteries, part of a larger effort to make use of the huge volumes of solar energy that were going to...
Yale E360by August11d ago
In 2025, environmental historian Natascha Otoya traveled for a week through Brazil’s Cerrado region, pedaling more than 200 miles through western Bahia and Tocantins.
Yale E360by Fred Pearce12d ago
An ongoing drought in Europe has sapped French rivers. Officials say that 43 percent of small waterways in France have been partially or completely dried up.
Yale E360by Ted Williams13d ago
As Brazil cracks down on the illegal clearing of forests, farmers and ranchers are moving into Bolivia, helping to fuel a wave of deforestation in a country where land is cheap and enforcement lax.
Yale E360by Fred Pearce14d ago
Oceans globally recorded their hottest July ever last month, according to a new analysis. The severe ocean heat was evident around Europe, which is coping with a scorching summer.
Yale E360by Ted Williams17d ago
Mountain lions in Washington state may be cutting down on traffic accidents by scaring deer away from roads, new research finds.
Yale E360by Ted Williams • August 618d ago
Under the new definition of harm, it will be legal for developers to build houses and malls on black-footed ferret habitat.
Yale E360by August 519d ago
More than half a century ago, the U.S. Congress transferred 44 million acres of public lands in Alaska to for-profit Native corporations, which have been free to exploit those lands, including by...
Yale E36020d ago
In March, the world passed a major energy milestone, adding its third terawatt of solar power. Increasingly, poorer countries are leading the shift to solar, analysts say.
Yale E360by Fred Pearce21d ago
El Niño is expected to intensify in the weeks ahead, fueling more severe heat across the globe, according to the U.N. World Meteorological Organization.
Yale E360by Ted Williams24d ago
A landmark study of the towering ash trees that grow in the mountains of Victoria, Australia, which was launched in the 1980s, boosted arguments for clearcutting the iconic trees.
Yale E360by Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar • July25d ago
A plan to map India’s grasslands “signals an important shift in government thinking about these ecosystems,” says a researcher.
Yale E360by Richard Schiffman26d ago
In May, a group of fishers on the Indonesian island of Biak were dismantling an unexploded shell left over from World War II when the device went off, reportedly killing seven people and injuring...
Yale E360by Nicola Jones27d ago
In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year. Together, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated...
Yale E360by Fred Pearce28d ago
In a summer of record heat waves, France and Spain are now facing wildfires that have forced the evacuations of more than 300,000 people.
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