Environmental Protection
U.S. sees record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2020
Climate change is playing a role in the frequency and in some types of extreme weather that lead to billion-dollar disasters.
Saving Malaysia’s last wild tigers is an uphill struggle
"It is sad that our tigers’ future is uncertain, and we Malaysians are singularly responsible."
The daily grind: how to cut carbon emissions from coffee
Weight for weight, coffee produced by the least sustainable means generates as much carbon dioxide as cheese.
Plants, too, have their circadian rhythms, which can help farmers
Some plants are early birds while others are more like late risers.
The past, the present and The Ministry for the Future
Like the CO2 readings at Mauna Loa, creeping up in the present, what's clear at the start of this new year is that the fictional ministry's future is now.
The online wildlife trade carries the risk of another pandemic
“We found no, or very few, people addressing the links between COVID-19 and the wildlife trade."