Browsing: Environment

A slowing economy and the rapid growth of wind and solar have blunted demand for coal in China. Increasingly, producers are selling coal overseas.Exports in the…

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets…

A rare June heatwave is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week, with forecasts for temperatures to get…

Amid the multifarious chaos of the past week, many of us might have missed the controversy over the proposed purchase of the energy business Santos by…

More than 110 million people across Europe suffer high levels of health-damaging noise pollution, according to a report. The resulting physiological stress and sleep disturbance leads…

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Exploring Solar System Origins, Is Back on Track after Thrusters Lost PowerThis explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked…

Kathy Hochul has announced plans to build a nuclear-power plant in New York, the first major new US plant in over 15 years, and one designed…

AI Could Be Harnessed to Cut More Emissions Than It CreatesPower-hungry AI and associated data centers could make the grid cleaner, eventually cutting more climate-change-causing emissions…

Killer whales have been observed mutually grooming each other with a type of seaweed, the first known instance of a marine animal using tools in a…

Endangered eels are a top target for wildlife traffickers in Europe and generating billions in profits for smugglers globally, according to two new reports.European eels are…