Climate Change

Rangelands are Earth’s dominant land type, supporting the livelihoods of more than 2 billion people. Concerns about rangeland degradation typically focus on overgrazing. But climate change may be a greater culprit. Using spatially disaggregated, ...Read More

In What We Can Know, large swathes of the UK are underwater Westend61/Getty Images What We Can Know Ian McEwan (Jonathan Cape (UK); Knopf (US)) The latest novel by Ian McEwan, What We Can Know, is an extraordinary piece of work that defies neat categorisation. The story is largely narrated by…

A study examining the effects of higher temperatures on soil shows that warming alone does not increase levels of carbon dioxide emitted from the soil. Instead, higher temperatures combined with more added carbon - and more nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus - led to higher carbon dioxide levels released from…

September 17, 2025 4 min read The Past Three Summers Were the Three Hottest on Record Climate-fueled heat has caused thousands of excess deaths over the past three summers, which were the three hottest on record By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Amanda Montañez; Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service…

The rise of alternative materials: A summary Lowering yields are pushing up prices for raw materials Alternative materials are gaining more investor attention Investors are asking for stronger commercial fundamentals than they once did Stealth inclusion and rebranding are two methods to offset consumer backlash to alternatives Sustainability itself, however,…

DMCC launches a new coffee hub in Dubai as its Future of Trade report highlights $200bn industry shifts driven by climate change, consumers, and digitalisation...Read More

New research from China suggests that oysters can be good at removing carbon dioxide from oceans, making the bivalves both an important food source and a potential tool in the fight against climate change and ocean acidification. Scientists have long debated whether oysters are a net source or sink of…

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Massive Attack will perform at the São Paulo arena Espaco Unimed, on a bill with the Sepultura side project Cavalera, on Thursday, November 13. They timed the event to coincide with the COP30 International Climate Change Summit taking place in the Brazilian city of Belém. The bands partnered with the…

On September 15, 2025, 4:03 AM When we talk about climate change, one phenomenon scientists often use is the tipping point. A tipping point happens when small changes build up until they cause big, often irreversible effects on the Earth. Imagine the earth as an egg lying almost at the…