Science and Environment
Op-ed: Why Military Emissions Remain Climate Policy’s Blind Spot
Armed conflict is driving significant environmental damage, yet these costs remain largely excluded from global climate accounting frameworks. This gap reveals how political priorities shape what environmental harm is measured and what is ignored.
When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: AI-Generated X-Rays and the Coming Crisis of Medical Trust
A new study found that AI-generated X-rays can fool radiologists, and medicine may not yet have the tools to catch up.
War, Oil, and Ashes: The Environmental Costs of the US-Israel War in Iran
US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran cause toxic rainfall, contaminated water supplies, and over 5 million tonnes of CO₂ in just two weeks. From shattered desalination plants to poisoned soil, this conflict is quietly engineering an ecological crisis that will outlive the fighting itself.
Artemis II Launch Marks the First Manned Mission to the Moon Since 1972
In a historic return to the Moon, the Artemis II launch signifies the first manned mission to the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
White House Moves to Secure Glyphosate and Phosphorus as Strategic Materials
A Feb. 18 executive order places a common farm chemical and a key industrial mineral inside the US national security framework, linking agriculture, supply chains, and defense production.
The Hidden Environmental Cost of the Global AI Data Center Boom
The global race to lead the artificial intelligence economy is demanding a massive usage of energy, water, and land to power data centers around the world. While AI promises technological and economic growth, the environmental costs, from rising electricity use and carbon emissions to water shortages, are increasingly being burdened by local communities around the world.
Oceans Saving the Earth from Widespread Drought
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar studying drought patterns discover that ocean temperatures play a greater role in preventing droughts from spreading around the globe.
Artificial Intelligence and the Energy Question: How the Global AI Boom is Reshaping Environmental Policy
As OpenAI's CEO dismissed concerns about AI resources, a global surge in data center investment is forcing a radical reevaluation of national energy grids and sovereign climate targets.
Green Energy Faces Setbacks as a Result of New Trump Tariffs
The Trump Administration's new tariffs will set back investments in green energy and climate policy.
Melting Frontiers: Climate Change, Geopolitics, and the Battle for Greenland’s Future
As the Arctic warms nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet, Greenland has emerged not only as a stark symbol of climate change but also as a focal point of geopolitical ambition and environmental concern.
Climate Change Is Displacing Indigenous and Pacific Islander Communities: The Crisis We Can't Ignore
“‘If the island sinks, I will sink with it,’” says Delfino Davies, a member of the Guna who remains on the island of Gardi Sugdub, where waves lap into cramped homes, sweeping slippers and other items away.
Trump Administration’s EPA Cuts Threaten Science, Public Health, and Environmental Protections
The Trump administration has initiated significant budget cuts and restructuring plans for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), moves that could have long-term consequences for the agency's research capabilities and environmental protection plans.
NASA Astronauts Return After Unexpectedly Long Mission
After nine months, astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, touched down in Florida on Wednesday.
What the loss in USAID funding means for Global Health
The loss of funding spells out a bleak future for the world's most vulnerable populations.
Environmental Groups are Fighting Back Against Trump’s Policies But Will it Be Enough?
Trump's environmental policies face legal challenges but a movement away from green energy grows.
AI Sees Huge Investment at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit
The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris focused on industry growth while safety concerns were minimized.
Carbon Wagers at Climate Week: An Urgent and Promising Path to Sustainability
Carbon markets emerge as a key tool at Climate Week NYC 2024, with international cooperation, education, and policy paving the way for sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.
COP28 Looms: Global Climate Challenges and Funding Dilemmas Take Center Stage in Dubai Talks
On Oct. 25, Hurricane Otis struck the city of Acapulco on the Pacific coast of Mexico, leaving the country with landslides, flooding, and devastation, becoming the second-strongest storm in Mexico's history.
Slow but Steady Progress for Transgender Individuals in Japan
In a landmark case, Japan’s supreme court unanimously ruled that a 20-year-old law requiring transgender individuals to be sterilized was unconstitutional.
Mexico Lies In The Eye of The Storm After Hurricane Otis Struck The Nation
On Oct. 25, Hurricane Otis struck the city of Acapulco on the Pacific coast of Mexico, leaving the country with landslides, flooding, and devastation, becoming the second-strongest storm in Mexico's history.