Melting ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, affecting how time is calculated, a new study says.
Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? Spare a thought for the world's timekeepers, who are trying to work out how climate change is affecting Earth's rotation—and in turn, how we keep track of time.
You’re not alone when it comes to understanding the language of climate change and what different words and phrases mean. There are a lot of terms brands and companies can use that can greenwash consumers into thinking they’re making climate pledges or cutting down their emissions when they might not be. Greenwashing in itself is when brands mislead or misinform consumers into thinking they’ve got an environmentally friendly public image when they might be selling a very harmful product but use...
You’re not alone when it comes to understanding the language of climate change and what different words and phrases mean. There are a lot of terms brands and companies can use that can greenwash consumers into thinking they’re making climate pledges or cutting down their emissions when they might not be. Greenwashing in itself is when brands mislead or misinform consumers into thinking they’ve got an environmentally friendly public image when they might be selling a very harmful product but use...
Climate zealots do not want solutions to the problems they claim are going to kill us all. They just want control of your everyday life, from the car you drive to the food you eat. Harvard University is no longer continuing its solar geoengineering research experiment. The gist of solar geoengineering is that spraying particles […]
Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it is a global health challenge, with far-reaching implications for communities worldwide.
Images of neighborhoods devastated by natural disasters have become commonplace in recent years, but a new study finds that properties in some U.S. cities are especially imperiled.
Batteries are hot right now—like really, really hot. Long-lasting, durable, and lightweight storage devices will be an essential part of the global energy transition, yet the tendency of lithium-ion cells to catch fire and explode is only one issue with our most ubiquitous battery technology. A pile of other problems—long charging times, limited life between charges, vulnerability to heat and cold, and the risks around the supply chain of critical metals—has led investors and governments on a...
“I’m not sure people realize, but speeds are already being monitored through those red light camera intersections, but they’re just not enforcing that speeding regulation.”
Scientists have outlined the urgent actions needed to protect Scotland's lochs from the impacts of climate change, estimating that harmful algal blooms cost the national economy at least £16.5 million a year.
Some wine producers will need to relocate to higher altitudes if businesses are to survive, new analysis has found
Boredom is more common at work than in any other setting, studies show, and employees are bored at work for more than 10 hours per week on average.