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Individuals should be held accountable for “ecocide,” the most serious acts of environmental destruction, argue experts in The BMJ.This post was originally published on this site

As the 2024 Olympic Games drew near, the promise of being able to swim in the Seine turned into a media countdown: first as part of the official sporting events and then for the general […]

Thawing permafrost is a major climate risk due to the associated release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). However, new research by a team led by Prof. Yang Yuanhe from the Institute of […]

A typical morning hair-care routine can expose you to as much immediate nanoparticle pollution as standing in dense highway traffic, report Purdue University engineers.This post was originally published on this site

Federal lands—which make up about 640 million acres, or 28%, of U.S. soil—are used for many purposes, including conservation, recreation, and extraction of resources such as coal. Greenhouse gas emissions are released throughout the life […]

Researchers are developing strategies to protect people from rising temperatures, focusing on vulnerable groups and clearer climate-health communication.This post was originally published on this site

On June 24, the date of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary and one of the hottest days of 2025, I squeezed voting into my morning before cramming into a busy and poorly ventilated […]

Each year, billions upon billions of tons of CO2 are pumped into the atmosphere. A significant proportion of this ends up in Earth’s oceans, where it can react with water to form carbonic acid, which […]