Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region
German icebreaker will lead unprecedented $134 million effort
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Vanishing Arctic ice will open the way for more science voyages, analysis suggests
Vessel traffic in U.S. Arctic has doubled since 2008 -
New Trump rules would curb U.S. endangered species protections
Changes would allow officials to consider costs, and not just science -
Bioenergy plantations could fight climate change—but threaten food crops, U.N. panel warns
IPCC land use report finds large-scale bioenergy troublesome as a carbon removal technology -
Deforestation in the Amazon is shooting up, but Brazil’s president calls the data ‘a lie’
Scientists rush to defend the National Institute for Space Research against political attack -
Major U.S. cities are leaking methane at twice the rate previously believed
New York City, Boston, other East Coast cities annually emit 890,000 tons of the greenhouse gas -
Courting controversy, scientists team with industry to tackle one of the world’s most destructive crops
Growing number of researchers say it’s time to make the best of a bad situation -
Aviation’s dirty secret: Airplane contrails are a surprisingly potent cause of global warming
Warming effect of thin, white clouds will triple by 2050 -
Twice as many plants have gone extinct than birds, mammals, and amphibians combined
In the past 250 years, nearly 600 species of plant have vanished from the wild -
Health experts wary of EPA rush to revise carcinogen testing
Agency seeking to quickly revise rules for key risk studies -
Costly cancer lawsuits may spur search to replace world's most common weed killer
Already hindered by the evolution of resistant weeds, glyphosate’s future is further clouded by new legal defeats -
Rogue ozone-destroying emissions traced to northeastern China
New study suggests banned chlorofluorocarbons are still being produced and used in two northern provinces -
U.S. lawmakers move to protect historic Chaco Canyon from mining and drilling
House panel wants to bar development within 15 kilometers of ancient cultural center -
Citizen sleuths exposed pollution from a century-old Michigan factory, with nationwide implications
Discoveries have helped fuel national debate over nonstick chemical contamination -
Landmark analysis documents the alarming global decline of nature
Massive scientific review calls for “transformative change” to protect species and ecosystems -
Plan to drill in Alaskan wildlife refuge downplays climate impact, U.S. agency argues
Bureau of Land Management analysis flawed, wildlife officials say
