Environment

Darkness Washes Around The Globe As Earth Hour Descends

35 countries, 26 major cities, 370 towns and literally tens of millions of people... What do they all have in…

14 years ago

Countdown to Earth Hour 2008…

Do you remember last year when Sydney, Australia made the news by turning their lights out for one hour to…

14 years ago

Could Cosmic Rays Influence Global Warming?

The idea goes like this: Cosmic rays, originating from outside the Solar System, hit the Earth's atmosphere. In doing so…

14 years ago

Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere can Energize Tornados (Video)

Gravity waves are global events. Much like the ripples on a massive pond, these large-scale waves can propagate from an…

14 years ago

Arctic’s Oldest and Thickest Ice is Melting Away

It's been a strange year for the Arctic. During the summer, high temperatures melted away vast regions of the Arctic…

14 years ago

Measure Light Pollution and Help Save Our Dark Skies

It's a stunning photo... And one we all recognize. At this point in time, more than half of the Earth's…

14 years ago

Solar Variability Most Likely Not the Cause of Global Warming

The gradual increase in global temperatures is getting harder and harder to pin on the Sun and its energy output…

14 years ago

World Needs to Aim for Near-Zero Carbon Emissions

If we really want to combat climate change, how much carbon can we reasonably generate? How much will still push…

14 years ago

Human Damage to World Oceans Mapped, 40% “Strongly Impacted”

If we needed any more proof that we as a race are damaging the worlds oceans, for the first time,…

14 years ago

Microbes Make the Best Climate Engineers

With the rising threat of global warming, you'd think humans are the best (or worst) climate engineers to arrive on…

14 years ago