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First LookLeaders make carbon promises at UN summit, US stays silentAt the U.N. Climate Action Summit, 77 countries committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. But activists and researchers worry those are empty promises.聽
First LookLow-lying Netherlands works ahead of rising seasDutch engineers are shoring up its iconic 20-mile Afsluitdijk dam to survive intensifying storms and protect their $8.3 billion聽water sector.
Climate summit: Can UN push nations to act more, talk less?For the U.N., an organization synonymous with multilateralism, inaction on the climate crisis is not an option. That poses a challenge.
How these scientists are uniting the world around climate change (video)As U.S. sheds mantle of scientific leadership, France becomes a magnet for climate scientists, with the rallying cry to 鈥淢ake Our Planet Great Again.鈥�
First LookMillions of students worldwide strike for climate actionProtestors marched in thousands of cities and towns Friday in a youth-led movement to demand government action on climate change.聽
First LookScientists prepare for $158 million expedition to Arctic centerResearchers from 19 countries will go on the most complex mission ever attempted in the central Arctic to get an up-close look at climate change.
For the birds: Can humans turn empathy into solutions?U.S. and Canadian bird populations have declined by 3 billion since 1970, according to a new study in Science.
Behind the climate hype: Can models be trusted?Models underpin what we know about how climate change affects our planet. They aren鈥檛 perfect, but can they be trusted?
First LookCoral gardeners are replanting Jamaica's reefs, and it's workingJamaica lost most of its coral in the 1980s and 1990s, but the reefs are healing thanks to seafloor stewardship and fishing policy changes.聽
Cover StoryWill Hawaii lead the renewable revolution?Hawaii has positioned itself as a pioneer in the quest to聽move toward a fossil fuel-free future. Its path may hold lessons for the rest of the U.S.
First LookTrump administration cuts back water pollution protectionsThe rollback narrows which bodies of water require permits to pollute. Supporters of the repeal say protections infringe their property rights.
First LookFish-friendly construction aims to help threatened Nevada troutThe Lahontan cutthroat trout came close to extinction after a dam was built in 1905. A new bypass canal will help it reach native spawning grounds.聽
Wait, fish make noise? Meet the 鈥榝ish listeners.鈥� (audio)The ocean is not a silent world. And understanding its soundscape is essential to our ability to be good stewards of it.
Where there鈥檚 wildfire, there鈥檚 smoke. Protecting 鈥榗lean-air refugees.鈥�Wildfire smoke has produced the lowest air quality readings recorded in San Francisco; Portland, Oregon; and other Western cities the past two years.
First LookFeeling the heat, US begins fighting wildfires with fireAfter decades of extinguishing blazes within hours, forestry services are now starting them to reduce fuel that can turn a wildfire into a catastrophe
Inside the Amazon, a wealth of services for the whole planetSatellites have detected more than 40,000聽fires in the Amazon in 2019. The implications of those fires ripple far beyond Brazil or South America.聽
FocusNASA eyes the ocean: How the deep sea could unlock outer spaceIn the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists turn to the ocean for inspiration. The research has spurred collaborations between oceanographers and NASA.
With patience and binoculars, Ugandan women build jobs as birdersIn Uganda鈥檚 Mabira Forest, women birders are their own guides. One helped our reporter train his gaze on a feathery find.
Message in a bottle: Forensics meets marine science with eDNAA new tool in marine research known as eDNA enables scientists to capture a snapshot of ocean communities without touching a single fish.
A tabby by any other name: In Hawaii, a debate over what鈥檚 wildIn Hawaii, blurred boundaries between pets and wildlife fuel debate, even as residents find common ground in a shared love for animals.聽