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New research highlights that without a coordinated global agreement, AI risks accelerating the very crises it could help solve.

The AI buildout and the green transition both present significant and similar opportunities and challenges.

Even as trees photosynthesize late into the year, their growth stops by mid-summer, which impacts their carbon uptake.

The author reflects on Jeffrey Sachs, the U.N., and the need to redesign global institutions for a world shaped by climate change, poverty and geopolitical strain.

Microbiologist Arwyn Edwards discusses the complex role of microbial life in glacial ecosystems and the impact of climate change on his field.

Columbia Climate School experts explain what a strong El Niño could mean for the planet this year.

Folarin Kolawole is one of 15 recipients of this year’s National Geographic Society’s Wayfinder Award, which recognizes people whose work is expanding our understanding of the planet and helping to protect its future.

A new study examines how “undone science” has shaped the conflict between mining and glacier conservation in Chile over the past two decades.