Uncategorized – Our Fragile Earth

SEEMINGLY WEIRD WARMING

Warming across the U.S. is far more uneven than it seems. While only about half of states show rising average[…]

Warming across the U.S. is far more uneven than it seems. While only about half of states show rising average[…]

A new kind of carbon material could make carbon capture much cheaper and more efficient. By carefully controlling how nitrogen[…]

The extreme conditions that stoke wildfires are happening on more days each year, causing fire seasons in different regions to[…]

The threat of death from wildfire smoke is so great that any official tally of people killed in a fire[…]

Self-fertilizing crops are now a step closer to reality. A new type of wheat can capture more nitrogen from the[…]

Ancient peat bogs grew rapidly when the Southern Westerly Winds suddenly shifted thousands of years ago. These wind changes affected[…]

The world’s 250 largest oil and gas producers are responsible for 88% of global hydrocarbon output. Only 20% of them[…]

A nanoengineered polymer paint-like coating passively cools buildings and captures water directly from the air without energy input. It could[…]

Antarctica faces the growing threat of sudden and possibly irreversible transformations to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems. The sweeping changes[…]