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Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows
The 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed 20,000 buildings in and around Paradise, Calif. Marcus Yam…
Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
Scientists say that wasting coffee and water while making a cup of coffee has a larger carbon footprint…
Frankincense and myrrh have been revered since ancient times – but now they’re under threat
The Magi’s latter two gifts to Jesus were natural resins that are becoming increasingly rare. David Jackmanson/Flickr, CC…
Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world – new research
New research estimates that the Arctic may be warming four times faster than the rest of the world.…
Less snow, more rain in store for the Arctic, study finds
Rain falls in Sarek National Park, in Sweden. (Shutterstock) Michelle McCrystall, University of Manitoba The Arctic is often…
Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map
These ‘islands’ are on the move. Martin Nissen Kevin Hamilton, University of Hawaii In 2021, an expedition off…
Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California
Redwood forests like this one in California can store large amounts of carbon, but not if they’re being…
How climate change influences the spread of disease – four essential reads
Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images Ina Skosana, The Conversation and Moina Spooner, The Conversation Climate change has…
Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet
The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland is the largest in the Alps. A century ago it was several kilometres…
Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years
Some areas wouldn’t see immediate effects, and there could be serious consequences. Buda Mendes/Getty Images Patrick W. Keys,…