Enviroment

Scientists apply new method to determine whether specific climate impacts can be traced to human-caused emissions

This image shows confidence in attributing observed impacts to regional climate trends, irrespective of the cause for those climate trends. Blue symbols indicate impacts where the observed climate trend has been attributed to anthropogenic forcing…

Assessing nature's carbon sinks

Manu National Park, a large (15,328-square-kilometer) protected area in southeastern Peru, includes several ecological zones and spans an elevation range of 150-4,200 meters above sea level. Manu’s vast tracks of Amazonian rainforest are part of…

Climate-smart agriculture still lags after Paris

Aided by expanded farming in Asia, there’s been a global increase in greenhouse gases from farming. Credit: asiandevelopmentbank/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Environmental problems are usually multifaceted and complex. This is especially true for climate change. As…

Soil loss—an unfolding global disaster

Soil loss is an unfolding global disaster that will have catastrophic effects on world food production, scientists at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change have warned. Speaking today (Wednesday 2 December 2015) at the…

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

The holidays are upon us, and even though it's a great time to celebrate it can also be a time of increased waste. Between wrapping paper, packing materials, cards, boxes and more, the amount of…

Telling the story of the world's most at-risk forests

Crowe’s StoryMap where you can explore our most at-risk forests and the pressures they face. The most recent chapter of the World Wildlife Foundation's Living Forests Report, Chapter 5: Saving Forests at Risks[1], identifies 11…

Nature is Beautiful: Organic, Eco-Friendly Beauty Products You Can't Pass Up

As consumers become increasing aware of the environmental and health benefits of incorporating sustainable, organic and natural products into their lives, one industry has been consistently ahead of the trend: cosmetics. All-natural ingredients have had…

Experts urge Dutch govt to drop greenhouse gas appeal

The June judgement by a local judge has been hailed as a "milestone" by climate experts after 900 Dutch citizens, led by environmental rights group Urgenda, went to court in a bid to force a…

Getting the lead out

In his sleuthing for trace amounts of lead, Caltech geochemist Clair Patterson redistills a reagent in this 1957 photograph. He didn’t trust the purity of commercial chemicals. Credit: Caltech E&S Magazine, Volume 60, Number 1,…