UK residents enjoying record low emissions
By now, almost everybody has heard about record low CO2 emissions brought on by coronavirus lockdowns....
New map exposes secrets of Antarctica's green snow
Antarctica’s peculiar green snow is spreading, according to researchers who have created the first large-scale...
Italy's Relaunch Decree helps homeowners install solar photovoltaic systems for free
Italy has been hit hard by COVID-19 and is attempting to jump-start its economy through the Relaunch Decree, a...
Migrating monarch butterflies get the right-of-way in new agreement
A new nationwide right-of-way agreement aims to protect migrating monarch butterflies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
U.S. rabbit populations contend with lethal virus, RHDV2
Wildlife officials recently announced outbreaks of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 (RHDV2) ravaging...
Crowds fill national park for Yellowstone reopening
As some of the biggest national parks start to reopen, visitors reassure themselves that it is safe to be outdoors....
US renewables hit milestone in surpassing coal output
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nationwide energy supply-and-demand patterns. Stay-at-home...
Rare blue bee spotted in Florida
While most Americans have been inside watching Netflix and cultivating sourdough starter, Chase Kimmel has scoured...
London creates massive car-free zones as the city reopens
How do you simultaneously discourage people from riding public transportation, avoid automobile gridlock and maintain...
Seattle permanently closes 20 miles of street
Seattle recently made bold moves to put pedestrians and cyclists first as the pandemic-induced stay-at-home order...
Ocasio-Cortez and Kerry co-chair climate change task force
By focusing on climate change and other issues important to progressive voters, Joe Biden is attempting to win...
MIT moves toward greener, more sustainable artificial intelligence
While current artificial intelligence (AI) technology holds strategic and transformative potential, it...
Protect or destroy a virtual world in The Sims new eco pack
Just as real-life youth are growing up in a world where pollution will ruin their health, neighborhoods, oceans...
Tigers, humans at risk for coronavirus as 'Tiger King' zoo reopens
We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx, where an asymptomatic zookeeper...
Invasive "murder hornets" arrive in US, threaten honeybees
If you’ve been itching to get back to the outside world, two words might make you think again: murder hornets....
Record high amount of microplastic found on seafloors
Researchers in a new U.K.-led study found a staggering volume of microplastics on the seafloor. At up to 1.9...
Climate change could lead to dramatic decline in narwhals
Climate change is affecting everybody, even narwhals. These mysterious “unicorns of the sea” may decline by...
Greenhouse gas emissions expected to hit record decline
While your home energy bill may have increased while you shelter in place, the planet’s overall energy use has...
New study takes nuanced look at bug decline
While scientists have observed the worldwide decline of insects over the last decades, a new study shows...
Sweden and Austria close their last coal plants
Europe just gained its second and third coal-free countries. Sweden and Austria have both shut their last coal-fired...
Florida Aquarium captures baby coral breakthrough on video
The Florida Aquarium announced a breakthrough that may help save America's Great Barrier Reef. Scientists at the...
Take a virtual dive with NOAA
NOAA has released a series of virtual dives to keep stay-at-homers entertained, educated and interested...
Sea turtles thrive on empty beaches during COVID-19 lockdowns
As more people around the world stay inside, more animals are able to thrive in places that are typically crowded...
Megadrought grips Western states, new study says
As if we weren’t in enough of a pickle, a new study claims that the western U.S. is in the midst of a megadrought...
COVID-19 and its effects on the environment
As SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus pathogen that causes the illness COVID-19, sweeps across the globe,...
How clean is your indoor air?
The 2020 Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal for much of the population — a daily routine...
How to safely dispose contaminated gloves, masks, wipes and more
Our new normal, the novel coronavirus pandemic, has caused society to take up more rigorous hygiene regimens. Unfortunately,...
Help NASA save endangered coral with a new gaming app
NASA is calling citizen scientists of all ages to help map endangered coral — while sheltering in place. Instead...
Awair tracks 5 elements of air quality in your home
For San Francisco-based company Awair, “knowledge is power” when it comes to air quality. Co-founder Ronald...
Glowing Wishing Pavilion is made with 5,000 recycled plastic bricks
To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival of 2019, Hong Kong-based studio Daydreamers Design crafted a glowing lantern-inspired...