Rich Countries Should Not Control the World’s Sunlight, Experts Warn
Interest is building in using solar geoengineering to combat climate warming, but experts warn it could have broad—and inequitable—impacts
Interest is building in using solar geoengineering to combat climate warming, but experts warn it could have broad—and inequitable—impacts
Smoke from the catastrophic 2019–2020 fires in Australia unleashed ozone-eating chlorine molecules into the stratosphere
The historic High Seas Treaty aims to preserve marine biodiversity in what has been considered the “Wild West” of the oceans while still encouraging research
The vast and deep Southern Ocean complicates efforts to single out the role of climate change in declining sea ice
NOAA will use a converted Air Force bomber to search the upper atmosphere for substances that could help the U.S. reflect sunlight away from Earth
A near-record amount of snow in California could ease some water restrictions after years of climate-change-fueled drought
Honoring women at the forefront of science
Plastic coverings, gravity snow guns and painted rocks could slow ice melt in high mountains
Scientists partnered with tiger sharks to map seagrass—the unsung hero of ocean conservation.
The grasslands of India and elsewhere do not need to have economic value to be worth studying and preserving
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