Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are increasing much faster than previously thought, according to a new study published last week on 18 November in Nature Climate Change (1). In particular, emissions
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Coating seeds with bacteria, silk, and sugar could allow plants to thrive in saline environments, according to a new study published on 25 November in Proceedings of the National Academy
Last Thursday, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced that it would cease funding for fossil fuel energy projects in 2021, making it the first ‘climate bank’. The unprecedented move by
Bacteria adapt to hotter temperatures by increasing their respiration rate and releasing more carbon dioxide (CO2), which could potentially accelerate climate change, according to a new study published on 13
Some ocean fish nurseries contain seven times more microplastics than fish, according to a sobering new study published on 11 November in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1).
Carbon capture technology could become a major industry, according to authors of a new perspective published on 6 November in Nature (1). In their analysis, Hepburn and colleagues investigate the
In a time when mass extinctions are on the rise, news of the ‘rediscovered’ deer-like silver-backed chevrotain Tragulus versicolor is much-welcomed and ‘provides a rare second chance for biodiversity conservation’,
New Zealand has passed a new law to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050 in order to meet its obligations under the Paris climate agreement. The zero-carbon bill was
A new study estimates that more than 600 million people could face the threat of coastal flooding by the end of the century in a worst-case scenario (1). And the
Protected areas are a key strategy for conserving natural ecosystems and preventing further loss of biodiversity. But according to a new analysis published on 28 October in the Proceedings of