Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica will reach a tipping point, leading to an irreversible and quick retreat with massive consequences for global sea level, according to a study published
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In 2019, we wasted an estimated 931 million tonnes of food, according to research conducted by the United Nations as part of an effort to find ways to halve food
Most bird watchers are not familiar with the concept of bird-friendly coffee or how this product can help bird populations, according to a study published in the journal People and Nature
Fake snow conspiracy theory to explain snowstorms in Texas (Hint: Not fake snow, but climate change)
With a blanket of white snow covering Texas – which left millions without power at least 22 people dead – many viral videos started hitting social media claiming that it
In cities and towns, private home gardens are the most critical food source for pollinating insects, such as bees and butterflies, according to new research published in the Journal of
Fortified walls marking national borders are preventing hundreds of wild animals from migrating in an attempt to escape the effects of climate change, according to a paper published in the
We all know that littering is bad, but now scientists found that rubbish can actually have a positive effect on our waterways. In polluted urban rivers, invertebrates, like insects, snails
The Arctic Ocean is being “pervasively” polluted with plastic microfibres that are likely shed by synthetic clothing in the washing machine, according to a new study published on 12 January
Reassessing the climate action, revisiting Baseline assumptions and avoiding ‘one-fit-all’ approach
At the end of 2019, I had the chance to participate in a peer-review of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC). Although the texts
While the natural world continues to shrink, the ‘anthropogenic mass’ – the mass of all human-made materials created since the Industrial revolution, including houses, cars, roads, and aeroplanes – has