Climate denial: Donald Trump mimics criminal behaviour when justifying his stance

Climate deniers recently gathered to talk shop at Donald Trump's hotel in Washington DC. There's more to their links with the president than a reservation, though.

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Tesla has a new energy product called Megapack

Tesla has launched a new utility-scale energy storage product called Megapack modeled after the giant battery system it deployed in South Australia as the company seeks to provide an alternative to natural gas “peaker” power plants.

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Stanford researchers develop technology to harness energy from mixing of freshwater and seawater

Salt is power. It might sound like alchemy, but the energy in places where salty ocean water and freshwater mingle could provide a massive source of renewable power. Stanford researchers have developed an affordable, durable technology that could harness this so-called blue energy.

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A Shipwreck, 500 Years Old, Appears on the Baltic Seabed

Its condition is pristine, but its identity is a mystery. For now, maritime archaeologists call it Okänt Skepp, Swedish for “unknown ship.”

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More Than 200 Reindeer Found Dead in Norway, Starved by Climate Change

Researchers recently found more than 200 dead reindeer on the island of Svalbard in Norway; the animals starved to death due to climate change, which is disrupting their access to the plants that they typically eat. Every year, ecologists with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) survey reindeer populations in Svalbard, an archipelago of glaciers and frozen tundra that lies between Norway and the North Pole.

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200 reindeer died on an Arctic Island -- and researchers think climate change is to blame

More than 200 reindeer have been found dead this summer in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard -- and climate change appears to be the killer, researchers say.

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We can't expand airports after declaring a climate emergency – let's shift to low-carbon transport instead

The world may finally be waking to the reality of the climate and ecological crisis, after 30 years of inaction. But while the UK government has declared a climate and ecological emergency, ongoing plans for airport expansions suggest we’re flying full-speed towards crisis rather than away from it.

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Greta Thunberg to sail across Atlantic for UN climate summits

Greta Thunberg is to sail across the Atlantic in a high-speed racing yacht next month to attend UN climate summits in the US and Chile as part of a sabbatical year the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist will spend in the US.

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Deforestation in the Amazon is shooting up, but Brazil's president calls the data 'a lie'

Deforestation is shooting up again in the Brazilian Amazon, according to satellite monitoring data. But Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, whom many blame for the uptick, has disputed the trend and attacked the credibility of Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which produced the data. Bolsonaro called the numbers “a lie” during a 19 July breakfast talk with journalists, and suggested INPE Director Ricardo Galvão was “at the service of some [nongovernmental organization].”

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Charred forests not growing back as expected after wildfires, researchers say | CBC News

Certain tree species not growing back in low elevation areas; seedlings struggling to survive in Rocky Mountains due to warming temperatures.

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We Don't Mine Enough Rare Earth Metals to Replace Fossil Fuels With Renewable Energy

Rare earth metals are used in solar panels and wind turbines—as well as electric cars and consumer electronics. We don't recycle them, and there's not enough to meet growing demand.

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3000-Year-Old Olive Tree Still Produces Olives Today

The world’s oldest olive tree on the island of Crete is said to produce some of the best olive oil in the world at the ripe old age of 3000 The Olive Tree of Vouves is estimated to be at least 3000 years old.

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Canalboat owners on life afloat: 'It forces you to be green'

This is a 70ft tug-style boat and I’ve lived on it for the past six years. The furniture is antique, campaign style mainly. Everything is solid oak and I hand-finished the floor. I like my desk area; I can sit there with the side door open and read and write songs.

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North Sea cod at critically low levels, study warns

MSC may have to remove sustainable certification from cod as report calls for catches to be cut by two-thirds

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Charred forests not growing back as expected in Pacific Northwest, researchers say

Certain tree species not growing back in low elevation areas; seedlings struggling to survive in Rocky Mountains due to warming temperatures.

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India is now home to 2,967 tigers, numbers up by 741 in fourth cycle

New Delhi, July 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the much-awaited All India Tiger Estimation for the year 2018. The report shows a rise of 33 per cent increase in population over the 2014 number of 2,226. Read more at: https://www.oneindia.com/india/2018-tiger-census-report-2018-released-2925659.html

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Gas plant construction makes WA history by moving 30,000 native animals to safety

Other mining companies urged to follow suit after contractors at Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG plant spend seven years relocating fauna

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How Astronomers Missed the Massive Asteroid That Just Whizzed Past Earth

The space rock that just whizzed by Earth was up to 430 feet across.

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America is drowning in garbage. Now robots are being put on duty to help solve the recycling crisis

The U.S. is facing a recycling crisis that is burying cities and towns in tens of millions of tons of garbage a day. The problem began last year when China, the world’s largest recyclable processor, stopped accepting most American scrap plastic and cardboard due to contamination problems, and a glut of plastics overwhelming its own processing facilities. Historically, China recycled the bulk of U.S. waste.

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Authoritarians are less willing to make sacrifices for the environment

People who endorse authoritarian views and those who favour social hierarchies are less willing to act on climate change than others

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California Asks US to End Plan to Drop Rat Poison on Islands

Federal wildlife officials were urged Wednesday to withdraw a proposal to drop 1.5 tons of rat poison on remote islands off the coast of California to kill a mice infestation

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Elephant Extinction Will Raise Carbon Dioxide Levels in Atmosphere

One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over a hundred species of fruit, trample bushes, knock over trees and create trails and clearings. Their ecological impact also affects tree populations and carbon levels in the forest, researchers report, with significant implications for climate and conservation policies.

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Tree-eating beetle gains ground in US West, raising concerns

Matt Johnson treks along an Arizona riverbank and picks out a patch of yellow-tinged tamarisks. He sweeps a cloth net across the trees, hoping to scoop up beetles that munch on their evergreen-like leaves.

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College student unearths 65 million-year-old Triceratops skull

A college student made the discovery of a lifetime on a recent paleontology dig when he unearthed a partial Triceratops skull.

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Meat eaters are officially destroying the planet, report warns

Meat consumption is devastating some of the world’s most valuable and vulnerable regions, due to the vast amount of land needed to produce animal feed, a report has warned. The growing popularity of a Western diet, which contains high levels of meat and dairy, means an area 1.5 times the size of the European Union would be saved if global consumption of animal products was reduced to meet nutritional requirements, according to the WWF.

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Most YouTube climate change videos 'oppose the consensus view'

The majority of YouTube videos about the climate crisis oppose the scientific consensus and “hijack” technical terms to make them appear credible, a new study has found. Researchers have warned that users searching the video site to learn about climate science may be exposed to content that goes against mainstream scientific belief.

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Interior whistleblowers say agency has sidelined scientists under Trump

Former Interior Department employees who say they experienced retaliation at the agency for their work on scientific endeavors appeared before lawmakers Thursday, sparking political wrangling over the role of scientists in the Trump administration.

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Carbon tax shows new signs of life in Congress

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are introducing competing bills that aim to put a tax on carbon. The push to regulate greenhouse gas emissions come as both Democrats and Republicans face pressure from their constituents, and in some cases the fossil fuel industry itself, to regulate carbon emissions that lead to climate change.

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Europe’s Cities Weren’t Built for This Kind of Heat

A record-breaking heat wave across London, Paris, and Amsterdam is signaling an urgent need for design and cultural changes to combat climate change.

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Scientists discover new Chinese firefly species

The firefly beetle is not only a new species but also part of an entirely new genus and subfamily of bioluminscent beetle.

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Don't Waste Your Emotions on Plants, They Have No Feelings, Grumpy Scientists Say

Contrary to what some scientists have suggested, plants don’t think, feel or learn; consciousness is a characteristic of animals alone, experts say.

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Scientists are stumped about why this stump is still alive

Trees may be more connected than we think, suggests a new study that provides the first evidence neighbouring trees directly share water through their root systems.

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The Arctic is on fire

More than 100 intense 'unprecedented' wildfires have ravaged the Arctic since June

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AI is supercharging the creation of maps around the world

Map With AI, tool created by Facebook researchers and engineers, is helping the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project map missing roads around the world.

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Make environmental damage a war crime, say scientists

International lawmakers should adopt a fifth Geneva convention that recognises damage to nature alongside other war crimes, according to an open letter by 24 prominent scientists. The legal instrument should incorporate wildlife safeguards in conflict regions, including protections for nature reserves, controls on the spread of guns used for hunting and measures to hold military forces to account for damage to the environment, say the signatories to the letter, published in the journal Nature.

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Scientists Invent Haptic Vest to Control Dogs Remotely

Scientists have created a haptic vest that allows humans to control dogs remotely using vibrations to direct their behavior. What a simple and fantastic idea. Dogs are usually trained to perform any tasks using behavioral science techniques. The most effective training method is positive reinforcement through clicker-training, Each time the dog does what you want him to do, you immediately make a clicking sound and give the dog a treat.

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Coca-Cola and PepsiCo ditch ties to Plastics Industry Association following pressure from Greenpeace "A victory for every person that spoke up"

Soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have announced they are cutting ties with a trade association representing the plastic industry over concerns their memberships contradict a commitment to reducing waste. The two companies said they are to leave the Plastics Industry Association as they seek to dramatically reduce single-use plastics in their products and packaging.

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Once Nearly Dead As The Dodo, California Condor Comeback Reaches 1,000 Chicks

In the 1980s, there were fewer than two dozen California Condors left. Today, more than 500 exist in the world, thanks to the efforts of conservationists.

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How to stroke a cat, according to science

Many of us will have experienced that super friendly cat who seems to love being stroked one minute, only to bite or swipe at us the next.

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Massachusetts Bill Would Outlaw Practice Of Declawing Cats

Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a ban on the practice of declawing cats. Supporters of the measure say declawing is cruel and painful. They say cats rely on their paws and claws to groom themselves and to help protect and defend their bodies. The practice involves amputating a cat’s toes to the first knuckle.

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BHP boss announces $US400m plan to combat 'indisputable' climate crisis

The chief executive of the world’s largest mining company has endorsed drastic action to combat global warming, which he calls “indisputable”, and an emerging crisis. “The planet will survive. Many species may not,” the BHP chief executive officer, Andrew Mackenzie, told a business breakfast in London on Tuesday. “This is a confronting conclusion but as a veteran geologist once said, ‘you can’t argue with a rock’.”

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Scientists discover how the mosquito brain integrates diverse sensory cues to locate a host to bite

A team, led by researchers at the University of Washington, has discovered how the female mosquito brain integrates visual and olfactory signals to identify, track and hone in on a potential host.

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Scientist Just Identified a Tiny New Species of Shark That Glows in The Dark

We all know sharks have had a bit of an undeserved bad rap (thanks Jaws!). But if you're one of those people who find sharks scary, this newly identified species of pocket shark might just change your mind.

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Wetherspoons becomes first business to ditch paper receipts as they say practice is outdated

Wetherspoons has become the first large business to stop using receipts after customers complained of mess and the waste of paper.

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Wetherspoons becomes first business to ditch paper receipts as they say practice is outdated

Wetherspoons has become the first large business to stop using receipts after customers complained of mess and the waste of paper.

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How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World

Pushes to “recycle” plastics are one element of a massive industry-led effort to suppress meaningful efforts to reduce plastic waste.

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Climate Change Requires Big Solutions. But Baby Steps Are the Only Way to Go.

Dramatic projects to mitigate climate change often don’t work. Slow, quiet, incremental policies are the planet’s best hope.

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Greta Thunberg: ‘They see us as a threat because we’re having an impact’

Greta Thunberg. This time last year she was unimaginable. Then, pretty much from nowhere, there she was: small and slight, a girl just turned 16, the way-too-young odd person out on a panel of adults sitting in front of the world’s economic powers at Davos last January. Unshowy and serious, careful, firm, she said it. Our house is on fire.

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Scientists Wrote a Eulogy for Iceland's First Glacier Lost to Climate Change

That may sound like an Onion headline, but alas, it is not. We’ve reached the point in our wild planetary experiment where humans are memorializing the things we’re knowingly wiping out.

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Running the numbers on an insane scheme to save Antarctic ice

It would take a lot. Like a real lot.

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