New global study reveals the ‘staggering’ loss of forests caused by industrial agriculture
Tropical forests in Asia have been particularly hard hit by an insatiable appetite for palm oil
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Ammonia, a poorly understood smog ingredient, could be key to limiting deadly pollution
New tools help researchers focus on pollutant that helps fuel toxic haze -
Puerto Rico’s catastrophic hurricane gave scientists a rare chance to study how tropical forests will fare in a stormier future
Climate warming could make forests less resilient -
Controversial plastic trash collector begins maiden ocean voyage
Youthful inventor wants to clean up plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean -
With limited funds for conservation, researchers spar over which species to save—and which to let go
Some nations already experimenting with setting spending priorities -
Critics pan EPA plan for evaluating studies of toxic chemicals
Guidance could allow regulators to exclude key studies, researchers argue -
New map reveals just 13% of the world’s oceans are still ‘wild’
Pollution and other humanmade problems are changing ecosystems elsewhere -
Could this tiny spider be helping the Arctic stay cool?
The wolf spider may be indirectly keeping greenhouse gases in check -
Greenhouse gases are warming the world—but chilling Antarctica. Here’s why
Odd trend stems from the icy continent’s extreme conditions -
Studies downplay threat that dams pose to primates in Guinea and Indonesia, critics say
Conservation groups question adequacy of environmental impact studies -
Ammonia—a renewable fuel made from sun, air, and water—could power the globe without carbon
With copious solar and wind power, Australia aims to displace Haber-Bosch, a dirty, 100-year-old recipe for making ammonia -
Spilling oil in the name of science
Scientists intentionally contaminate a Canadian lake to see how oil affects freshwater ecosystems -
Narwhals, walruses are most at risk from booming Arctic ship traffic
Retreating sea ice is making marine mammals vulnerable, new study says -
36 years of bike race footage reveals how Belgium’s climate is changing
Trees along the race course are “leafing out’ earlier every year -
Skyscrapers could soon generate their own power, thanks to see-through solar cells
Solar windows absorb ultraviolet and infrared light while letting visible light pass through -
Senators question nominees for DOE's science and clean-energy research wings
Controversial clean-energy nominee Daniel Simmons met with skepticism
