The world.edu network focuses on education, science, innovation and the environment.
Here you can submit and vote on the best content from the world’s leading organisations and websites.

The unbearable lightness of Chinese emissions data

To get a sense of how hard it is to measure greenhouse gas emissions in China, it pays to visit the Deqingyuan poultry farm on the outskirts of Beijing ...

First published by | November 8, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

Will Indonesian fires spark reform of rogue forest sector?

Massive fires in Indonesia caused by the burning of forests and peatlands for agriculture have shrouded large areas of Southeast Asia in smoke...

First published by | November 5, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

$As the fracking boom spreads, one watershed draws the line$

As the fracking boom spreads, one watershed draws the line

After spreading across Pennsylvania, fracking for natural gas has run into government bans in the Delaware River watershed.

First published by | October 21, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

If science is good for climate change, why not for GMOs?

We have an important battle going in our society: the conflict between science and emotion — facts vs. fabrications and nuance vs. simplicity.

First published by | October 19, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

Coral reefs endangered by bleaching in global event, researchers say

For the third time since records have been kept, the world is experiencing a global coral bleaching event.

First published by | October 8, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

How China and U.S. became unlikely partners on climate

Amid tensions between the U.S. and China, one issue has emerged on which the two nations are finding common ground: climate change.

First published by | October 6, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

China to hasten roll-out of car charging network: Xinhua

China wants to speed construction of a national network to charge electric cars, to help reach an ambitious goal of 5 million green vehicles on its roads by 2020

First published by | October 4, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

An up-close view of Bristol Bay’s astonishing Sockeye salmon runs

Each year, in the largest salmon run in the world, an estimated 30 million sockeye salmon migrate into the rivers and lakes of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska

First published by | September 17, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

Bitter wind: A town divided over a controversial Maine wind farm

The proposal seemed straightforward: Erect 16 wind turbines on hilltops in rural Maine and generate enough electricity to power 25,000 homes ...

First published by | September 8, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

This is climate change: Alaskan villagers struggle as island is chewed up by the sea

This is what climate change looks like, up close and personal.

First published by | August 30, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses