Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
01/17/2022
Bare-faced curassows return to Argentina’s Iberá after 50-year absence
After being missing for 50 years from the Iberá region of Argentina, three bare-faced curassow chicks were born there last year thanks to a reintroduction program that also works with other native species.
01/17/2022
Here’s how science is trying to conserve the monarch butterfly’s forests
A team of Mexican scientists are developing a successful experiment that allows for the recovery and maintenance of endemic trees in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve that provide a habitat for monarch butterflies every winter.
01/18/2022
Forging US-Canadian Partnerships On Climate
How can the US and Canada cooperate to meet international and domestic climate targets? To try and answer that question, host Jason Bordoff spoke with Catherine McKenna – the former Canadian Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and former Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
01/06/2022
An Indian startup could revolutionize ocean farming with its ‘sea combine harvester’
Often used to wrap sushi and flavor soups, seaweed has much greater potential -- both as a food and for use in a wide range of products from cosmetics and textiles to biodegradable packaging and even biofuel.
01/13/2022
Exclusive: FAA’s bid to reduce airplane emissions
The FAA is poised to expand its implementation of continuous approaches at more airports this year to save fuel and greenhouse gas emissions.
01/10/2022
Rich nations could see ‘double climate dividend’ by switching to plant-based foods
Adopting a more plant-based diet could give rich countries a “double climate dividend” of lower emissions and more land for capturing carbon, a new study says.
01/10/2022
Wild release marks return of giant forest tortoises to Bangladesh hills
Researchers and villagers last month released 10 captive-bred Asian giant tortoises into Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts to boost numbers of the threatened species in the wild, once thought to be extinct in the country.
01/08/2022
Inside the lab inventing “coffee” without beans to save the planet
As far as habits go, your daily morning coffee probably seems like an innocuous one. But the amount of coffee we, as a global society, consume actually threatens the existence of our planet.
01/11/2022
The rhino that became an icon for peace
In a pocket of north Indian wilderness, the rhino is helping to bring peace and pride back to a community healing from ethnic conflict.
01/03/2022
Young Chinese Show a Growing Appetite for Plant-Based Diets
China’s millennials are embracing vegetarianism and veganism in record numbers. Meat lovers aren’t happy.
01/13/2022
The Energy Department Is Creating a Clean Energy Corps to Fix This Mess
The agency will hire 1,000 workers to tackle climate and clean energy projects using funds from the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
01/10/2022