Solving complex puzzles is challenging in the best of circumstances. Unhealthy indoor environmental conditions may make it tougher. By Bob Berwyn Some social scientists propose a shift in perspective when it comes to the climate crisis. Instead of approaching it as a fight to be won, viewing it as aContinue Reading
Have you registered for the Climate Consciousness Summit 2025? The Climate Consciousness Summit 2025 is a transformative seven-day online event that brings together leading voices in climate action, trauma-informed care, and regenerative solutions to explore new ways of responding to the climate crisis. Staged by the Pocket Project in partnership with DeSmog,Continue Reading
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.Continue Reading
Japanese researchers uncovered a universal rule describing why life’s growth slows despite abundant nutrients. Their “global constraint principle” integrates classic biological laws to show that multiple factors limit cellular growth in sequence. Verified through E. coli simulations, it provides a powerful new lens for studying living systems. The work couldContinue Reading
Trade associations representing some of the largest dairy companies in the world have coordinated efforts to weaken international standards for how corporations measure their carbon emissions. Experts say these changes would lead to double-counting of the dairy sector’s emissions cuts, allowing the industry to sell carbon credits to polluting companies for reductions that they are alsoContinue Reading
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado. Story by Erin Douglas, photos by Isabella Escobedo GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—It can carry life-threatening diseases.Continue Reading
At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to the growing climate crisis.Continue Reading
COP30 opened in Belém on Monday with a clear message: the era of half-measures is over. Climate change is here, devastating communities and driving up costs, but solutions are within reach. Clean energy is surging, resilience saves lives, and cooperation can still bend the curve further. Continue Reading
Researchers warn that U.S. data centers could devour vast amounts of energy and water unless stronger guardrails shape the industry’s growth. By Carl David Goette-Luciak When Cornell University systems engineer Fengqi You started modeling the environmental footprint of data centers three years ago, the AI boom was just beginning. EvenContinue Reading
As COP30 U.N. climate talks start in Brazil, the host country president warns of “extremist forces” spreading climate lies as he calls for a global roadmap to end deforestation and fossil fuels.Continue Reading
In times of crisis, their gaze is a summon from nature to take action. The post Aspen ‘eyes’ keep us accountable to the natural world appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The president of Brazil, hosting this year’s global climate summit in Belém, called on leaders to ignore those who prefer a head-in-the-sand approach to climate change.Continue Reading
The sponsors of the sustainable agriculture pavilion at this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil will include the pesticides and seeds giant Bayer, which South American campaigners allege has promoted an industrial agricultural model that is driving “massive deforestation” on the continent. Bayer will pay at least R$1mn (£142,000) forContinue Reading