Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference Friday to send Japan a message: End financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and elsewhereContinue Reading
A glaciologist and climate scientist is sounding the alarm at COP30 about the rapid shrinking of glaciers all over the world, setting the stage for flooding, sea level rise and mass migration. Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental newsContinue Reading
NASA, international partners, and SpaceX are moving forward with the launch of the Sentinel-6B satellite, which will measure sea levels, atmospheric temperature, and humidity worldwide. During the agency’s Launch Readiness Review at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA’s launch director and the launch team polled “go” for launch ofContinue Reading
Did you know the “recycling” symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game, then read about why this is so tricky.Continue Reading
This is the first time since 2021 that protesters have been allowed to demonstrate outside the UN talks…Continue Reading
Renewed efforts to protect the world’s most exotic and endangered animals and plants from illegal traders, overexploitation and extinction are set to begin at UN-partnered biodiversity talks in Uzbekistan at the end of the month.Continue Reading
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department. (Image credit: Claire Harbage)Continue Reading
Demonstrators are marching in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks for what is typically their biggest day of protests during the event. Hundreds gathered Saturday at COP30 carrying banners, giant flags and signs. One Indigenous…Continue Reading
Researchers drilling under a college campus in the 1980s paved the way for an ambitious new project in the Twin Cities. By Phil McKenna ST. PAUL, Minn.—Nearly half a century ago, the U.S. Department of Energy launched a clean energy experiment beneath the University of Minnesota with a simple goal:Continue Reading
A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene. Measuring 900 meters across, it dwarfs other known craters from the same era. Shock-damaged quartz confirms the intense forces involved. Its survival in a high-erosion environment makes it aContinue Reading
A High Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that BHP was responsible for the Mariana dam collapse, after the company was acquitted of criminal charges last year in a Brazilian court. Claimants are seeking up to $47 billion in damages. By Blanca Begert In 2015, a mine tailings damContinue Reading
6 min read 6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite Set to launch no earlier than Nov. 16, Sentinel-6B will continue a decades-long data record of sea level measurement that will help decision-makers manage coastal flooding, support hurricane intensity forecasts, and assist in the returnContinue Reading
Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people each year through extreme heat and threatening hospitals worldwide, according to a major report released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.Continue Reading