Geology
Primordial Helium May Be Leaking from Earth's Core
Helium gas may be seeping from Earth’s core, say scientists who found extremely high helium isotope ratios in lavas on Baffin Island
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Climate Change
Efforts to Slow Climate Change Could Inadvertently Create Humanitarian Crises
In promoting renewable energy, wealthier nations could worsen health, housing and labor problems in the developing nations where materials are sourced
Climate Change
Your Guide to the COP28 Climate Meeting in Dubai
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has begun. Here’s how to understand the negotiations and squabbles about money and the “phaseout” versus “phasedown” of fossil fuels...
Geology
Earth’s Earliest Rocks Forged by Colliding Tectonic Plates
Our planet’s crust has been shifting and sliding for four billion years, a new study suggests
Climate Change
Doubling Energy-Efficiency Gains Is Necessary to Meet Climate Goals
Countries need to double their energy-efficiency gains to achieve the emissions reductions required to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, a new report finds
Renewable Energy
Commercial Airliner Is First to Cross Atlantic with Biofuel Power
Virgin Atlantic flew the first large commercial jet to traverse the Atlantic with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel
Climate Change
COP 28 Is a Crunch Point for Countries on the Front Lines of Climate Change
To achieve climate justice, developed countries need to put their money where their mouth is
Fossil Fuels
Coal Power Kills a ‘Staggering’ Number of Â鶹´«Ã½AVs
An estimated 460,000 deaths in the U.S. were attributable to coal-fired power plant pollution between 1999 and 2020, new research finds
Oceans
We Traced the Forever Chemicals Getting Into Ocean Ecosystems
PFAS can enter the food chain through marine plants and animals and hurt human health
Pollution
Plankton Are Making Ocean Plastic Pollution Even More of a Mess
Microbes tear up plastic into teeny tiny pieces that are even more dangerous to ecosystems
