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A decade of ocean surveys reveals that Prochlorococcus, the world's most abundant phytoplankton, could decline by 50% in tropical waters by 2100

New York City's congestion pricing plan successfully reduced pollution and traffic in Manhattan – 8 weeks after the implementation, traffic volumes declined by 10%…

A new review warns that ecotourism cannot "decarbonize" the tourism industry, calling such claims scientifically inaccurate

Vegetation traps nearly 3x more microplastic than bare ground, but a review of 199 studies warns this is creating a ‘sink-hazard paradox’ where natural filters turn into toxic hotspots.

Global aquaculture is shifting toward less sustainable species as production focuses on finfish like salmon over seaweed and shellfish, according to a UBC study

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Beavers can turn rivers into powerful carbon sinks, storing up to ten times more carbon than unmodified streams

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds

New study confirms 'private solution trap' in addressing climate change

A 10-year study reveals that cigarette butts never truly disappear from the environment

New modelling shows almost one in three Americans will routinely breathe air considered unhealthy for sensitive people by the year 2100 due to climate change

Only half of the calories produced on croplands are available for human consumption

The 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave triggered "cascading" ecological disasters, killing 92% of mussels and 56% of sea ducks

Wildfire smoke PM2.5 is linked to ~24,100 deaths annually in the U.S., a 2026 study reports

A decade-long study reveals that Sweden’s old-growth forests store up to 89% more carbon than managed forests

Sunken Soviet Submarine Is Quietly Leaking Radiation Decades Later

Beavers can turn streams into carbon stores, creating wetlands that that store eight times more organic carbon than nearby forest soils.

Extreme drought–heatwave events have increased nearly 8× since the early 2000s, a 2026 study in Science Advances reports

Ammonia from pig farms fuels hidden nitrous oxide emissions that exceed IPCC estimates

New ice core studies expand histories of greenhouse gases and ocean temperature to 3 million years

Global human population has surpassed Earth’s sustainable carrying capacity

Warming coastal waters are the "primary driver" of massive, large-scale humid heat waves

A study in Biological Conservation reveals that culling "pest" species in France costs €123 million annually, which is 8 times the cost of the actual damage they cause

Europe has enough agricultural waste and wood scraps to completely replace fossil fuels in road transport, a new study finds

Nearly two-thirds of electronic devices discarded in Canada are still fully functional

Global warming has accelerated significantly since 2015

A new study estimates the Israel–Gaza war has generated ~33 million metric tons of CO2e—equivalent to the annual emissions of 7.6 million cars

Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently

Fish are shrinking and dying at higher rates as they adapt to record-high ocean temperatures

A 16-year study across South Africa reveals that half of the region's bird of prey species have suffered significant population declines

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