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9 looming climate tipping points that imperil our planet
The Week via Yahoo News· 5 days agoextinctions have the potential to cause ecosystem collapses because species are largely...
‘Teen Rex’ skeleton found by children out looking for fossils
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota after it was...
How shrinking insect population could affect Kansas ecosystems and more
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“They can leap back up,” he said. “They are the great survivors of our planet, after all. There’s...
Cities contain pockets of nature – our study shows which species are most tolerant of urbanization
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEven in a concrete jungle like Los Angeles, wild species show up in surprising places. New research...
The Megafauna Mystery: Scientists Discover New Clues to What Happened to North America’s Largest...
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoFifty thousand years ago, North America was home to megafauna like mammoths and saber-toothed...
This word was rejected by geologists. But it’s already taken over the world.
Washington Post· 21 hours agoNot the Anthropocene, according to geologists who rejected the idea of adding a new epoch to Earth’s official geological timeline. Earlier this year, a panel of geologists ...
Technological Disruption Takes Time
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCombined, the company will carry out the innovation only when it believes that the predicted time for investment to break even is reasonable and the...
A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential
The Conversation· 4 days agoEarth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. The biodiversity crisis is not just ...
What Is the Sunrise Movement For?
New York Magazine· 4 days agoThis week, Axios reported that the Sunrise Movement, a hub of youth-targeted left-wing activism, is currently withholding its presidential endorsement...