New study shows warm waters are melting Antarctica from below
The penetration of warm water to Antarctic ice shelves appears to be responsible for their dramatic decline
Climate change
Amazon rainforest losing ability to regulate climate, scientist warns
Report says logging and burning of Amazon might be connected to worsening droughts – such as the one plaguing São Paulo
Europe and the ‘why me?’ approach to decarbonisation
A slowdown in the EU’s pace of climate action may inspire unintended reciprocal measures in the runup to the 2015 global climate summit in Paris
2014 on track to be hottest year on record, says US science agency
Global average temperatures in September were highest ever, following warmest year to date since 1998
Forests are emerging out from the shadow of fossil fuels in climate debate
Letting people living in forests become nature’s guardian is bringing both development and saving ecosystems
In the Age of Extinction, which species can we least afford to lose?
Climate change and human intervention are accelerating the planet’s loss of biodiversity. So should we try to preserve ‘useful’ bees before ‘cuddly’ tigers?