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Offshore Wind Farms Could Capture Carbon From Air and Store It
When the wind can produce more power than is needed, that unused power could be used to remove carbon from the air and lock it away.
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New Film Explores Combining Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science to Understand Waning Arctic Sea Ice
A launch event will include clips from the film; discussion by Iñupiaq elders, scientists and the filmmaker; and audience Q&A.
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It May Be Time to Reconsider Energy Efficiency Exemptions for Historic Buildings
Despite long-standing rhetoric, older buildings are not always greener, according to a recent study.
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In Continuing Trend, 2021 Tied for 6th Warmest Year on Modern Record
The past eight years are the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880.
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U.S. May Have Been Responsible for Almost Half of Recent Past Illegal Tiger Trade
A new study indicates that the scale has been underestimated.
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Can We Feed Billions of Ourselves Without Wrecking the Planet?
A new Earth Institute primer lays out the basics of achieving sustainable agriculture on a global scale.
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Could ‘Peace Speech’ Save the Planet?
A poet and social psychologist at the Columbia Climate School explore the power of language in conflict resolution, sustainability, and peace.
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Improving Estimates of Population Exposed to Sea Level Rise: Not as Straightforward as It May Seem
Data choices are critical in assessing the risk of sea level rise faced by people living in low elevation coastal zones.
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Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
It was long accepted that the Vikings were the first people to settle the Faroe Islands, around 850 A.D. until traces of earlier occupation were announced in 2013. But not everyone was convinced. New probes of lake sediments clinch the case that others were there first.
