Global Warming

This is easier said than done for some crops. Potatoes and some other crops, such as alfalfa, are tetraploids, carrying four copies of each chromosome. (Humans and most animals are diploid, with two chromosomes, one from each parent). A breeder might want to …

Fish and chips could be off the menu due to global warming, a study warns. Scientists say larger marine species including cod and haddock face being wiped out as rising temperatures reduce oxygen levels in the oceans. Analysis of crustaceans found in Antarc…

The melting Arctic is on dramatic display. At mid-June, Arctic sea ice is now at a record low for this time of year, and melted ice is especially notable both in and around Greenland home to the second largest ice sheet on the planet. Steffen Olsen, a climat…

* Pope Francis tells top energy executives to act now * Pontiff urges world to heed scientific findings * Pope says doomsday predictions can no longer be dismissed (Adds BP CEO comment) By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, June 14 (Reuters) - Pope Francis sai…

In 1982, Japanese avant-garde filmmaker Toshio Matsumoto used video cut-up techniques to deconstruct a single residential building into a disorienting architectural puzzle. The short film is titled Shift (). Music by Yasuke Inagaki. From a 1996 interview with…

Climate change is expected to exacerbate armed conflict, even as military efforts themselves serve as a driving source of global warming. This is the conclusion of multiple reports published this week probing the relationship between climate change and global…

Climate Hackers

Greenhouse gases might be the main culprits in the rapid warming of our planet, but particles in the air also play a part. Soot, dust, sulfate and other aerosols can both cool the atmosphere and warm it. Yet, nearly 30 years after the first report from the In…

Greenhouse gases might be the main culprits in the rapid warming of our planet, but particles in the air also play a part. Soot, dust, sulfate and other aerosols can both cool the atmosphere and warm it. Yet, nearly 30 years after the first report from the In…

A student holds a poster depicting a polar bear on a small ice sheet as she takes part in a Fridays for Future protest on May 24, 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. How You Can Tell Barr Is Lying About Muellers Evidence Watch Hannity Be Absolutely Gobsmacked for th…