How the attack on science is becoming a global contagion
Assaults on the science behind climate change research and conservation policies are spreading from the U.S. to Europe and beyond.
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Natural aquaculture: Can we save oceans by farming them?
A small but growing number of entrepreneurs are creating sea-farming operations that cultivate shellfish together with kelp and seaweed ...
The rising environmental toll of China’s offshore island grab
To stake its claim in the strategic South China Sea, China is building airstrips, ports, and other facilities on disputed islands and reefs.
For a bird nearing extinction, an Indian doctor seeks a cure
Numbers of the great Indian bustard are down to about 250, the result of hunting and habitat loss.
In new ozone alert, a warning of harm to plants and to people
Scientists are still trying to unravel the damaging effects of ground-level ozone on life on earth.
For European Wind Industry, Offshore Projects Are Booming
As Europe’s wind energy production rises dramatically, offshore turbines are proliferating from the Irish Sea to the Baltic Sea.
The Methane riddle: What is causing the rise in emissions?
The cause of the rapid increase in methane emissions since 2007 has puzzled scientists.
On College campuses, signs of progress on renewable energy
U.S. colleges and universities are increasingly deploying solar arrays and other forms of renewable energy.
Ghost forests: How rising seas are killing Southern U.S. woodlands
A steady increase in sea levels is pushing saltwater into U.S. wetlands, killing trees from Florida to as far north as New Jersey.
African wetlands project: A win for the climate and the people?
In Senegal and other developing countries, multinational companies are investing in programs to restore mangrove forests and other wetlands that sequester carbon.
