Eastern Hemlocks Face Extinction. A Tiny Fly Could Save Them
An invasive insect called the woolly adelgid is eating the Northeast’s forests alive. So some researchers are calling in hungry silver flies. ..
An invasive insect called the woolly adelgid is eating the Northeast’s forests alive. So some researchers are calling in hungry silver flies. ..
The landmark assessment was dire. But it shows that by slashing methane emissions, humanity can make rapid progress in fighting climate change. ..
A major new report from the IPCC paints a devastating portrait of climate change. But it also shows that it's not too late for drastic action. ..
Sea level rise will soon combine with a host of other environmental factors to produce dozens of floods each fall in US coastal cities. ..
Small distilleries like Empirical Spirits are working on uncategorizable drinks made of stuff like plum pits, for the resilient quaff of tomorrow. ..
A new formula measures the “mortality cost of carbon,” and how much would have to be removed from the atmosphere to save a single life. ..
An extraordinary drought in the West, plus dry lakes and reservoirs, mean there will be less water for farms, hydroelectric energy, and home users. ..
Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds just formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet. ..
When the invasive swine root through soils around the world, they release as much carbon dioxide as a million cars. Good luck getting rid of them. ..
Walls are meant to keep out rising seas—but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors. ..