On a dirt road that cuts through the Rio Novo settlement in the southeast of Pará state, battered motorcycles carry small loads of organic food…
You are here because of a single, all-important enzyme. But don’t look inward to find ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, known more mercifully among scientists as rubisco. Instead,…
Up until the end of February, a steady flow of ships bound for destinations across the world would pass daily through the Strait of Hormuz.…
You’ve heard of the Amazon rainforest, but have you heard of its neighbor, the cerrado? It’s a vast savanna — the most biodiverse in the…
In the far corner of the Crockett County Senior Center, 75-year-old Cynthia Flores almost always has a puzzle going. She and her friends sort colors…
Scientists are pretty sure that Earth is hotter than at any time in the last 125,000 years, but the news media is moving on, trying…
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Since 2008, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA,…
Mike Fleming was always interested in geothermal energy — how it works, how sustainable it is, and how efficiently it can heat homes and businesses.…
In the winter of 2024, Montana Krukowski left his job with the Michigan state government to take his dream position at the Chicago regional office…
Nearly three years ago, Vermont passed a landmark law that aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by shifting residents away from using fossil fuels to heat…