Less than 10 percent of the plastic used across the world is recycled, the OECD said Tuesday, calling for "coordinated and global solutions" ahead of expected talks on an international plastics treaty.
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To limit global warming to 1.5°, the EU's Science Advisory Board on Climate Change recommends that Europe reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 90%–95% by 2040 compared to 1990. Fossil fuels should be phased out as quickly ...
Environment
Jan 3, 2024
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Heat waves have always been part of summer, but the familiar short periods of oppressive conditions have grown into weeks to months of sweltering heat. Research has shown that heat waves have become longer, hotter and more ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2023
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Scientists have described the youngest therizinosaur fossil from Japan and the first in Asia to have been found in marine sediments.
Paleontology & Fossils
May 31, 2022
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Climate change caused by CO2 emissions already in the atmosphere will shrink global GDP in 2050 by about $38 trillion, or almost a fifth, no matter how aggressively humanity cuts carbon pollution, researchers said Wednesday.
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Apr 20, 2024
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Mass shootings in the U.S. account for 73% of all 139 incidents occurring in developed countries between 1998 to 2019. During this time, 62% of all 1,318 fatalities from the attacks also happened in the states.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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A team of researchers has highlighted human-wildlife conflict as one of the globe's most pressing human development and conservation dilemmas.
Ecology
Feb 24, 2023
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Hydropower, traditionally one of Africa's most important sources of electricity, will rapidly fade in importance and cede its position to solar power. The attractiveness of new hydropower is decreasing fast, both due to the ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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The richest countries emit more carbon dioxide than the rest of the world combined, while population is only growing in the poorest countries. These are two widespread notions that argue for focusing on reducing emissions ...
Environment
Apr 24, 2023
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A new analysis of global datasets shows low-income countries are significantly more likely to be impacted by both toxic pollution and climate change—and provides a list of at-risk countries most (and least) able to immediately ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2021
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