The nation’s electric utilities release vast quantities of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Recycling efforts could slash emissions at little cost, an Inside Climate News analysis reveals. By Phil McKenna Read this article in Chinese 阅读本文中文版. Your browser does not support the video tag.Continue Reading
Cats may identify one another through a surprisingly durable chemical “calling card” made from 13 unusual fatty acids in their urine. The compounds appear linked to mysterious fat droplets in the kidneys and may represent a scent-recognition system shared across the cat family., Read MoreContinue Reading
When a flood or hurricane destroys a home, it spreads bits of debris for miles. In coastal areas with strong waves and currents, it’s almost impossible to pick up all the pieces.Continue Reading
Italian health authorities are seeing evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.Continue Reading
On this special edition of Inside Climate, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins co-host Jake Bolster to discuss how Democrats can make climate change a winning issue in the midterm elections. By Jake Bolster Welcome to Inside Climate, a podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. Ahead of Climate Week NYC,Continue Reading
Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.Continue Reading
“You are at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Prime Minister Mark Carney grimly observed after the recent collapse of trade negotiations with the United States. The Traitor’s tariff and trade antics have revealed the threats of Canada’s close entanglement with the U.S. This raises the question ofContinue Reading
Nearly three decades of Hurricane Hunter data reveal four features that can help a tilted tropical cyclone straighten its circulation and become capable of intensifying. The findings could give forecasters an earlier warning that a seemingly disorganized storm is becoming primed to strengthen., Read MoreContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 20 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
Climate scientist Michael Mann digs into the story behind the latest numbers. Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with climate scientist Michael Mann.Continue Reading
Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it. But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to wasted computation, energy, andContinue Reading
When an animal’s environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flat-line. The same is true for populations, and even entire species. Now, scientists at MIT and the University of Leicester have found that this connection between evolutionary adaptation and the pace of environmental changeContinue Reading
As climate disasters intensify, mounting debt is leaving vulnerable countries with less money to prepare, recover and invest in climate action. By Alissa de Chassey The countries most vulnerable to climate change are spending nearly 25 times more on repaying debt than on climate action, according to a new ActionAidContinue Reading