Despite carbon ruling, White House says U.S. can meet climate deal goals 11/2/2016

The White House promised on Wednesday that it would be able to uphold U.S. commitments to an international climate change agreement, as a court ruling heightened concerns about the stability of the global carbon reduction pact reached last year. ...more

Climate change 'forcing species to move' 11/2/2016

Warming temperatures are causing about half of the world's plants and animals to move location, an international conference in Australia heard Wednesday, with every major type of species affected. ...more

Scientists turn leaves into batteries 11/2/2016

We've seen scientists looking for alternative materials for making batteries for a long time now. As we increasingly rely on batteries to power the things we use from our gadgets to our cars and more, the importance of batteries being made from the most sustainable, easily accessible materials possible has grown. ...more

Over 50 percent of the world breathes in toxic air 11/2/2016

Everyone needs clean air to survive, yet somehow it is not an internationally recognized human right. That probably has something to do with the fact that over half of the world’s population live in areas where they breathe in toxic air. Altogether, that means there are more than 3.5 billion people inhaling dangerous air into their lungs on a daily basis. ...more

Supreme Court halts Obama’s plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions 10/2/2016

The US Supreme Court placed a temporary halt on a wide-reaching plan to curb carbon emissions from power plants, in a major setback to the Obama administration’s plan to shift the US to clean energy. ...more

Climate change will make westbound transatlantic flights longer: study 10/2/2016

Flights from Europe to North America will take slightly longer and nudge up airline fuel costs if climate change strengthens high altitude winds as widely expected, a study said on Wednesday. ...more

Economic losses from U.S. January storm around $2 billion: Aon Benfield 10/2/2016

A winter storm that struck the eastern seaboard of the United States in January caused around $2 billion in economic losses, and hundreds of millions of dollars in insured losses, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said on Tuesday. ...more

Zimbabwe calls for $1.6 billion in aid to pay for food 10/2/2016

Zimbabwe needs nearly $1.6 billion in aid to help pay for grain and other food after a drought that has badly affected harvests and left 3 million people in need, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday. ...more

Rare albino turtle found on Australia beach 10/2/2016

A rare albino green turtle has been spotted -- newly hatched -- on an Australian beach. ...more

Artificial intelligence uses Smartphone photos from all over the world to track pollution 9/2/2016

What if managing city smog were as simple as snapping a photo? Maybe it is. A new project called AirTick is using cellphone snaps to help scientists track air pollution. ...more