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![Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_fc1e0eab-fc0b-47d8-bc71-53acf477008e_.jpeg) |
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Air pollution is helping to drive a rise in antibiotic resistance that poses a significant threat to human health worldwide, a global study suggests. ...more |
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![Amazon rainforest nations gather to forge shared policy in Brazil Amazon rainforest nations gather to forge shared policy in Brazil](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b73f9501-4141-48fb-aed1-0f6cce215d80_.png) |
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Leaders of the eight Amazon rainforest countries are gathering on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, with plans to reach a broad agreement on issues from fighting deforestation to financing sustainable development. ...more |
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![Less plastic litter in oceans than estimated, study finds Less plastic litter in oceans than estimated, study finds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_594b4976-007b-44fe-b1fd-fa41cdeb985d_.jpeg) |
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A study has discovered there is less plastic littering the ocean than scientists previously thought, but what is there could persist for a long time. ...more |
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![No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies, scientists say No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies, scientists say](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8687205b-11c8-4b04-ad1a-e5e894d3ecd0_.jpeg) |
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Sea ice in the Antarctic region has fallen to a record low this year as a result of rising global temperatures and there is no quick fix to reverse the damage done, scientists said on Tuesday in a new study of the impact of climate change on the continent. ...more |
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![Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_86d99999-e81e-43b3-bc2c-bc5b19f77baa_.jpeg) |
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) said on Monday it has issued an extinction alert for the endangered vaquita porpoise, whose population is estimated to have shrunk to less than a dozen, marking the institution's first-ever extinction warning. ...more |
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![More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study finds More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study finds](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a6ba48ba-5299-43b9-895a-72122e49dd88_.jpeg) |
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More than half of all species live in the soil, according to a study that has found it is the single most species-rich habitat on Earth. ...more |
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![US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in nuclear fusion reaction US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in nuclear fusion reaction](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_79e54d36-0669-4e00-83b7-9928ecfd66c7_.jpeg) |
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US scientists have achieved net energy gain in a nuclear fusion reaction for the second time since a historic breakthrough in December last year in the quest to find a near-limitless, safe and clean source of energy. ...more |
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![Progress on slowing deforestation could boost climate efforts, say experts Progress on slowing deforestation could boost climate efforts, say experts](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a115b659-dee3-498c-a3d4-39c82e9b23e8_.jpeg) |
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Falling deforestation rates in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia and Brazil could provide a boost to climate and biodiversity efforts, experts say, in the run-up to a key summit on the future of the Amazon rainforest. ...more |
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![The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3a30ae49-dce0-4fd4-ae23-4f62ccb4637c_.jpeg) |
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The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough. ...more |
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![Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at COP28 Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at COP28](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_fb1427a8-2046-474e-b854-bf0fa2e18885_.jpeg) |
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Sri Lanka will launch a climate justice forum for the vulnerable and developing countries at the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the President's Media Division (PMD) said on Sunday. ...more |
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