What's driving the changing face of Arctic geopolitics?
Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...
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Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...
After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kÄkÄpo is once again breeding. Fewer than 300 of the parrots exist....
Global warming is thawing the Arctic and igniting a high-stakes race for the riches beneath its ice....
Europe faces waning influence amid wars, trade tensions, climate inaction and a US administration quick to hurl insults at its oldest allies. In Davos, leaders discuss how Europe can regain its mojo....
A sample of a polymetallic nodule at the Viridian Biometals lab in Pasadena, California. | Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea min...
Europe faces waning influence amid wars, trade tensions, climate inaction and a US administration quick to hurl insults at its oldest allies. In Davos, leaders discuss how Europe can regain its mojo....
Can Bitcoin mining heat grow food? A Manitoba pilot explores using crypto server heat to cut greenhouse energy costs and emissions....
Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first...
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A Japanese prefecture is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images A Japanese city is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones....
South Africa's most renowned national reserve has shut its gates amid escalating floodwaters and heavy rainfall, which has already claimed at least 19 lives....
This past week in San Francisco, thousands gathered outside of an aquarium to celebrate one of its residents, an alligator named Claude who died in December....
The EU is set to sign a long-awaited trade deal with South America's trade bloc, Mercosur. It may offer unexplored opportunities, but critics say the environmental fallout is being sidelined....
The EU is set to sign a long-awaited trade deal with South America's Mercosur, amid pressure from the US and China. It may offer unexplored opportunities, but critics say the environmental fallout is ...
Global warming means hope of limiting increase to 1.5C is now âunrealisticâ, says NBIMâs head of governance...
A brutal arctic blast is bringing dangerously low temperatures to the Plains and Midwest before it invades the Northeast....
A major arctic blast is stretching from the Midwest to the Northeast, bringing dangerously cold weather to 43 million people....
The South is bracing for a potentially major winter storm this weekend, impacting Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee....
Trump has said he wants the territory because of its strategic location. Maps show how a melting Arctic is affecting geopolitics....