Building nuclear power plants requires keeping air-polluting coal power going for an extra 25 years and killing 3,000-10,000 ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

The world added 553GW of new solar capacity in 2024, although renewable power accounts for a fraction of the world’s ...

On Tuesday, the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton hosted the Nobel Prize–winning scientist William R. Moomaw.

Discover reviews trends, future challenges, and strategic directions when it comes to advancing science and innovation in the ...

Global energy demand surged in 2024, driven in part by extreme heat that pushed electricity use to new heights. And while ...

Our not-to-distant future relatives could be in for a rough ride even if we manage to curb our carbon emissions, a new study ...

Terrestrial carbon sinks grew by 30% from 1992 to 2019, with most carbon stored in nonliving pools, not forests, prompting a ...

Global heating over this millennium could exceed previous estimates due to carbon cycle feedback loops. This is the ...

Taipei, Taiwan – China’s failure to meet a key carbon emissions target has raised concerns about its ability to achieve carbon neutrality, a potentially decisive factor in global efforts to ...

In the past, intact forests absorbed 7.8 billion metric tons of CO2 annually—about a fifth of all human emissions—but their ...

Carbon credits sold on the voluntary market are under scrutiny for not offsetting greenhouse gas emissions as claimed.