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Forty-odd residents of Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl, south Wales, relieved by council buyout after years in fear of fast flooding

The genetic enhancement of wild animals and plants for characteristics that benefit human populations has been practiced for thousands of years, re...

One more deluge could bankrupt Tenbury Wells yet its application for flood defence funding has been rejected

Conservationists are harnessing millennia-old relationships between plants and fungi to restore forests, reduce fertilizer use and combat climate change.

Climate change could leave 74% of the world’s drought-prone regions at high risk of severe and prolonged droughts by the end of the century, new research suggests.

As temperatures rise, so must understanding of the risks

As Britain experiences one of its worst droughts in decades, its leaders suggest people get rid of old data to reduce stress on data centers.

After 90% loss of global sunflower sea star population in 10 years, researchers hope decline can now be tackled

The nearest river is about two miles away, but investigators determined the fish was scooped up by an osprey, which then dropped it onto a power line midflight.

The feathers can emit two frequencies of laser light from multiple regions across their colored eyespots.

Moves by companies to talk less about climate action may stall efforts to cut the cost of emissions reductions, according to the head of carbon exchange Climate Impact X.

A new study, which reviewed dozens of published articles from around the world, found that cumulative heat exposure has negative consequences for students' cognitive outcomes.

A strong 4.8-hr tide is reported for the first time at altitudes between 260 and 500 km The 4.8-hr tide play an important role in driving two consecutive midnight ionospheric collapses The gener...

As physical climate risks intensify, businesses are accelerating investments in climate adaption strategies.

Japanese technology firm Air Danshin has devised an airbag system that can raise a house 3cm off the ground to protect it from earthquake tremors. Sensors detect when a quake starts and ends, and gently deflates the airbags afterwards. The first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan that killed more than 15,000 people last year is on 11 March

"This material gives us a way to tap into nature's most abundant resources and make water from air—anytime, anywhere."

June temperature records have been broken in Portugal and Spain, as French schools close amid heat

Foxes have ‘begun to dig burrows’ in soil of rooftop garden at the as yet unopened King’s Cross headquarters

The climate crisis is here. In order to thrive in these dangerous and precarious times, we must build resilient communities

Slow TV is attracting viewers with hits such as a knitting marathon, burning firewood and swimming salmon

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Corbin Hiar reports at the Scientific American that the big banks are now banking on …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by 21 young people to revive a novel lawsuit claiming the U.S. government's energy policies violate their rights to be protected from climate change.

After suppression of Indigenous cultural burning, the state agrees Northern California's Karuk Tribe may practice the burns more freely than it has in over 175 years.

Doctors in Boston got tired of writing letters to power companies asking them to help vulnerable patients. Then they realized the solar panels on the hospital roof might offer a solution.

After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”

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Farmers in Ghana’s Upper East region traditionally decided when to plant and harvest their crops in rhythm with regular rainfall cycles. But the rains now come at increasingly odd times, farmland is turning into desert, and farmers have been forced to endure temperatures high enough to melt tarmac. Amid these impacts, agroforestry is offering a […]

Hurricanes, floods, and power outages are disrupting patient care, according to Harvard and Americares.

‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say