While air conditioning protects people from dangerous heat, it also significantly worsens global warming—by 2050, potentially ...

China’s martial arts robots dazzled and terrified audiences worldwide – and they could drive another boom in rare earths demand. Last week, China paused to celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the ...

Generating nearly $28.8 trillion in 2024, the U.S. economy is by far the largest in the world. In ...

Supportive policies for alternative proteins are one of the most effective ways to curb biodiversity loss, but a high level of funding is needed.

International shipping is on the rise in the Arctic region now that climate change regularly opens up transpolar sea routes ...

Researchers affiliated with King’s College London have published a new modeling study showing that space-based solar power could supply up to 80 percent of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050, ...

A revolution in geothermal energy, involving both shallow geoexchange systems like New York's Riverie and deep drilling enhanced geothermal techniques, is set to provide baseload clean energy and ...

The World Meteorological Organization suggests the Earth could experience a year at two degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average by 2029. Three years from now. Not 2050. Not the end ...

Understanding Climate Tipping Points Defining Earth’s Critical Thresholds So, what exactly are these "tipping points" everyone’s talking ...