Ecologists have identified significant ecological risks associated with the release of hybrid groupers into Hong Kong’s coastal waters, a practice often linked to religious ‘mercy release’ rituals. Their study highlights how the Tiger Grouper-Giant Grouper hybrid (TGGG), also known as the Sabah grouper, disrupts local marine ecosystems by exploiting uniqueContinue Reading
The bogs, logged for centuries and recently burned, sequester far more carbon than forests. Now, thousands of acres are being “rewetted” as part of a restoration strategy. By Diana Kruzman Fred Wurster’s favorite time to walk through the Great Dismal Swamp is at dusk. Pushing through thick vegetation and swattingContinue Reading
The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care. (Image credit: DAVID PASHAEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty)Continue Reading
Burned communities will rebuild, and they need support from their neighbors and political leaders.Continue Reading
Atmospheric scientists show proposed ‘geoengineering’ effort to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere could worse air quality while providing minimal climate benefits., Read MoreContinue Reading
Allies say the president’s clean energy and environmental justice achievements will last. But he leaves behind no solution for the nation’s fossil fuel reliance. By Marianne Lavelle In his four years in office, President Joe Biden dedicated more federal attention to climate action than any previous president, breaking a decades-longContinue Reading
As climate threats worsen, they are skipping payments and losing protection.Continue Reading
Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, reflects on a city, its mythology and a reckoning with disaster.Continue Reading
Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions. (Image credit: George Frey)Continue Reading
Ground source heat pumps could bring geothermal heating and cooling to millions of homes in the coming decade, a federal report concludes. By Phil McKenna The future is bright for a little known yet highly efficient method of heating and cooling, a new report by the U.S. Department of EnergyContinue Reading
Researchers have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick. The study is among the first to show that the rotavirus protein NSP4 is both necessary and sufficient for multiple aspects of rotavirus infection by disrupting calcium signaling not onlyContinue Reading
As government sensors fall short, people are buying their own to protect against particulate pollution linked to heart and lung disease, cancer and a higher overall risk of premature death. By Rambo Talabong MANHEIM, Pa.—Stephen Haldeman has four apps on his phone just to check air quality, and they haveContinue Reading
The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)Continue Reading