ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Droughts could hit aging power plants hard

Warmer, lower rivers from climate change might leave some US power plants high and dry DURHAM, N. C. -- Older power plants with once-through cooling systems generate about a third of all U.

In the tree of life, youth has its advantages

It's a question that has captivated naturalists for centuries: Why have some groups of organisms enjoyed incredibly diversity--like fish, birds, insects--while others have contained only a few species--like humans.

Greenland Glaciers Now Growing Back

This is the kind of surprise that everyone wants to get. It’s a reassurance that our efforts to save the planets is actually working.

Unprecedented Flooding Worst in Decades

A huge storm brought the US one of the worst flooding in over a decade. ILLINOIS -- USA, Landmark flooding has devastated a huge part of the central US.

Maryland Sets Its Sights on Renewable Energy

Maryland government to have 50 percent of its renewable energy standards by 2030. Maryland-based environmental activists, energy companies, and Democratic legislators have been pushing for a bill that would increase the state's renewable energy standards to 50 percent by 2030.

Solar Geoengineering To Stop Global Warming

Global warming and climate change remains to be two of the most challenging problems of mankind, but scientists from Harvard say they can stop it through Solar Geoengineering.

Scientists Bridge the Communication Gap Between Fish and Bees

Is interspecies communication possible? Wouldn't it be amazing if interspecies communication could happen? Albeit, animal communication is fascinating and often way more complex than people realize, humans are able to communicate with other species with some success but now, researchers have allowed two very different creatures to "talk" to each other through the use of robots.

Climate Change: A Hot Topic for Congress

Congress debates climate change policies. The House Science Committee held its first of a promised series of hearings on climate change on Feb. 13, with a second one, dedicated to its impacts on oceans and coasts, scheduled shortly thereafter.
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