How I Talk to My Daughter About Climate Change
Late last year, a local middle-school teacher asked me to talk to her class about my work as a science journalist. When the appointed...
With climate change, fake news is old news
For the last three decades the greatest disinformation campaign of our time convinced millions of Americans to reject the fairly basic...
Documents Detail What Shell Knew About Climate Change Decades Ago
Newly revealed documents indicate oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has not only known about the risks of climate change for decades, but has...
Massive source of ‘missing’ nitrogen could revolutionise climate change projections
A team of scientists they have solved the mystery of Earth’s “missing nitrogen”, a discovery with significant implications for climate...
Climate change may destroy sources of income for rural Africa: Report
Africa, which has 62 per cent of the rural population relying on natural resources for livelihood, is extremely vulnerable to climate...
5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change
Every year, as the seasons change, a complex ballet unfolds around the world. Trees in the Northern Hemisphere leaf out in the spring as...
Sometimes Fighting Climate Change Means Breaking the Law
A woman sees a child fall down a well, so she climbs a fence onto private property to save the child’s life. In the unlikely event that...
Shell threatened with legal action over climate change contributions
The global flurry of legal campaigns against “big oil” has widened, with Royal Dutch Shell being threatened with legal action unless it...
Plastic planet: How tiny plastic particles are polluting our soil
The millions of tons of plastic swirling around the world’s oceans have garnered a lot of media attention recently. But plastic pollution...
These are the 12 cities with the most trees
There's a global movement to encourage cities to grow more trees and plan more parks. On Wednesday, this year's International Day of...