Global Warming

Aerosol emissions from burning coal and wood are dangerous to human health, but it turns out that by cooling the Earth they also diminish global economic inequality, according to a new study by Carnegie's Yixuan Zheng, Geeta Persad, and Ken Caldeira, along with UC Irvine's Steven Davis. Their findings are…

According to forecasts by the French Institute for Demographic Studies, there will be nearly 10 billion humans on Earth by 2050.Between now and 2050, it's been estimated that food needs will increase by 56%, in a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI).While these figures may seem worrying, the WRI…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The temperature was logged on Seymour Island, off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica has exceeded 20C for the first time, after researchers logged a temperature of 20.75C on an island off the coast of the peninsula.Brazilian scientist Carlos Schaefer told AFP they…

Humans 13 February 2020 By Alice Klein The Carnac stones on the northwest coast of FranceHemis/AlamyThe last time humans came up against rising seas due to major global warming, they tried to protect themselves by putting up physical barriers and possibly appealing to divine powers to hold back the water.…

A worker picks cherries from a tree on May 21, 2018 in Acampo, California. Photo: GettyNot sure you’ve heard, but the planet is getting hotter. The heat is making farming harder in some places, but it’s also making it possible to bring agriculture into new areas. Farmers are growing food…

South Korean director Bong Joon Ho took home three Oscars on Sunday — including Best Picture — for his dark class warfare comedy "Parasite."Just four years ago, Bong was among thousands of Korean artists put on a secret government blacklist for their liberal politics. The blacklist sought to keep these left-leaning…

Mass melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was a major cause of high sea levels during a period known as the Last Interglacial (129,000-116,000 years ago), an international team of scientists led by UNSW's Chris Turney has found. The research was published today in Proceedings of the National Academy…

Environment 11 February 2020 By Adam Vaughan Thanks to climate change, we may not get a break from extreme heat in the summer, even at nightXurzon/GettyClimate change may make summer nights a lot sweatier, and potentially even deadly. The number of extremely hot days followed by intensely hot nights could…

Living barnacles and snails settle in the crevices formed by a brachiopod fossil over 300 million years old (top): fossils may yet be used to protect modern marine organisms through analysis of their data. Credit: Steve Prior, Carl Reddin How can fossils predict the consequences of climate change? A German…

The exhibition “The Arctic – While the ice is melting” planned for a period of 3 years at the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm is devoted to Arctic life and the fragile conditions of the region. This immersive exhibition seeks to highlight Arctic life in its entirety and in particular to…