Brazil Rooting Out Last of Gold Miners on Yanomami Lands
Brazilian officials say they have nearly rid Indigenous Yanomami territory in the northern Amazon of the thousands of miners who...
Environmental Policies
Fortress Conservation: Can a Congo Tribe Return to Its Forest?
A landmark ruling from the African Union, the continent’s foremost intergovernmental body, has called into question who should run many...
Pollen Can Seed Clouds, Fuel Rainfall, Study Finds
A surge of pollen in spring can affect the formation of clouds and rainfall, according to a new study. The...
Growth of Solar Continues to Defy Predictions
The world is set to install a third more solar capacity this year than it did in 2023, surpassing forecasts...
Whales May Be Communicating Across Great Distances
A half-century ago, scientists posited that whales might able to talk with each other across great distances, but for decades,...
Eye on the Fertile Crescent: Life Along the Mideast’s Fabled Rivers
PHOTO ESSAY A series of dams and years of conflict have transformed the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which gave rise...
Extinct Volcanoes Could Be Source of Key Metals Needed for Clean Tech
Scientists have found that some extinct volcanoes, which have not erupted for thousands or millions of years, may contain key...
Flooding, Not Lockdowns, Drove Methane Surge During Pandemic, Study Finds
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Earth saw a surge in emissions of heat-trapping methane. While some research...
Why Taiwan and Its Tech Industry Are Facing an Energy Crisis
Some 50 miles southwest of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, and strategically located close to a cluster of the island’s top universities,...
To Boost Renewables, Cut Red Tape and Build Power Lines, Analysts Say
The world is nearly on track to triple renewable power by the end of this decade. A major barrier to...
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