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In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry, US climate envoy at the time, said ...
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10109-2 Author Correction: Anthropogenic influences on major tropical cyclone events...
Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm, while parts of the Northeast could see enough snow to make travel nearly impossible....
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 is thawing the Arctic and igniting a high-stakes race for the riches beneath its ice....
Global financing is heavily skewed to industries that harm rather than preserve nature, according to a new report that calls for an urgent scale-up of nature-positive spending....
Extreme weather phenomena and global warming are making some trails unsafe, while excessive visitor numbers are damaging local environments....
The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past ...
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....
US weather forecasters are monitoring an unusually large and intense winter storm that is expected to bring dangerously cold air to more than half of the country through the weekend and into early nex...
ABC News' Victor Oquendo ​on Florida's Turtle Hospital and the state's signature key lime pie....
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Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...
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?...
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...