Mountain Heroes cyclist aims for world record to fight climate change
Michael Strasser, famous cyclist and the first cyclist to join the UN Environment's Mountain Heroes campaign,...
Previously stable zones of Antarctica are now falling victim to climate change
Unlike its counterpart, West Antarctica, which has long been decimated by melting ice caps, East Antarctica used...
Deadly heatwaves may make parts of China uninhabitable by the end of the century
It is no surprise that the world's most populous country, China, is also the largest polluter on Earth. However,...
About 90% of world's largest king penguin colony has mysteriously disappeared
Recent satellite images and a new study show that only 200,000 of the two million king penguins who lived on the...
Only 13% of Earth's oceans remain untouched by humans — for now
Only 13 percent of the planet's oceans are unaffected by human activities, such as fishing and pollution, according...
Migratory barnacle geese threatened by rapidly rising Arctic temperatures
Migrating barnacle geese that lay their eggs in the Arctic zones of northern Russia are becoming confounded by...
Snøhetta designs an energy-positive data center to fight climate change
Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and real estate developer MIRIS have unveiled designs for ‘The Spark,’...
Red List expands to 26,000 endangered species
Japanese earthworms, the Mauritian flying fox and the Bankoualé Palm are joining over 26,000 species categorized...
Eating seaweed could reduce cows' methane production
Researchers at the University of California, Davis have found a surprising food source that could help reduce cows'...
West Antarctica's bedrock is rising, providing some protection to melting ice
It seems that most news concerning Antarctica's ice sheets is bad news, with two of the world's fastest melting...
The City of London will be powered with 100% renewable energy by October 2018
The City of London, the historic "Square Mile" central district of London, will soon switch to clean energy in...
Some of the oldest and largest baobab trees are dying
A new survey of baobab trees throughout southern Africa has shown that most of the two dozen largest and oldest...
Pope Francis calls on oil executives to transition to clean power
Pope Francis hasn't been quiet about the urgency of combating climate change. Most recently, during a two-day conference...
The US just experienced its hottest May on record
It's a familiar theme: each year, it seems, is the hottest year on record. The most recent climate change milestone...
Carbon Engineering cuts cost of carbon capture to less than $100 per ton
Carbon Engineering, a British Columbia-based company that has the financial backing of Bill Gates, has released...
