ECO EVOLUTION TODAY

The similarities between coronavirus and climate change are many. It's just the time scale that's different.

A new study suggests that filling the Arctic with huge numbers of grazing animals could help fight climate change and keep the permafrost frozen.

Silent lawn mowers in the United Kingdom may spell a summer bonanza for bees.

The Icelandic Forestry Service is giving lessons in tree hugging, literally, and we are here for it.

Researchers are predicting a massive drop in carbon emissions this year, levels last experienced around World War II.

One of the biggest problems facing all life on Earth right now is human-caused climate change, but there's a problem in how we relate to it: The scale and tempo are different from the human one.

Blood snow not only looks sinister, it contributes to a feedback loop that accelerates warming.

Alder Creek is home to hundreds of giant sequoias, from seedlings to millennia-old Methuselahs.

A team of scientists has nearly dug deep enough inside Earth to tap into a reservoir of supercritical fluid, which could serve as a limitless power supply.

Turns out, we use a lot of natural processes—bees to pollinate, rivers to irrigate crops, reefs to act as flood protection. When they’re gone, it’s going to get expensive.

In Vienna, you have to come to Ikea by foot or bike or transit. (Don’t worry, they’ll deliver your furniture.)

Researchers wanted to know what gives these trees their longevity. They compared dozens of ginkgo trees ranging in age from 15 to 667 years old to see what helped them live so long. Their findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.

"In humans, as we age, our immune system begins to start to not be so good," study coauthor Richard Dixon, a biologist at the University of North Texas, told The New York Times. But in a way, "the immune system in these trees, even though they're 1,000 years old, looks like that of a 20-year-old."

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says it will be carbon negative by 2030, removing more carbon from the environment than it emits each year, and will remove enough carbon by 2050 to make up for all of its emissions and electrical consumption since its founding decades ago. In addition, the company will…

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A gorgeous 1,000-year-old cherry tree blooms in Japan without any adoring fans to see it.

A major new review calls for urgent action to restore our ailing oceans.

A new study finds some marine animals are brilliant virus exterminators.

Scientists call for quick action to save beaches from climate change. Beaches offer protection from extreme weather events.

It's the latest chapter in the unravelling of the American recycling system, which started when China stopped accepting U.S. recycling in 2018.

"This survey confirms what many news reports have indicated since China restricted plastic waste imports two years ago — that recycling facilities across the country are not able to sort, sell, and reprocess much of the plastic that companies produce," Jan Dell, independent engineer and founder of The Last Beach Cleanup, who led the survey of plastics acceptance policies told Greenpeace in a news release on the subject.

A frozen horned lark bird was discovered in Siberia and is estimated to be 46,000 years old.

If bacon is the food you crave the most after giving up meat, Prime Roots has something for you.

While there's no clinical diagnosis for eco-anxiety, more and more people are feeling the emotional effects of climate change.

Whether it's fears about rising sea level, sadness about wildfires worldwide, or just a general sense of dis-ease about the future of our planet, you aren't alone. There are things you can do to cope.

It's time for swift and immediate action to protect marine life from further devastation.

It's a lot more than just a box, it's packaging as a service.