Rice paddies, responsible for approximately 10% of global anthropogenic methane (CH₄) emissions, are increasingly recognized as a key contributor to global warming. Reducing emissions from rice cultivation is essential to achieving
The headline goal of the UK’s peatland strategy—a framework published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that sets out how to improve UK peatlands—is simple, yet ambitious. The
Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin,
Up to 41% of Britons holidaying abroad could travel by rail instead of air to cut down on carbon emissions, according to a new study by researchers at the University of
With biodiversity declining at unprecedented rates worldwide, Canada stands at an important crossroads.
A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in wetlands.
The use of disposable diapers (nappies) is growing in African countries. The disposable diaper undoubtedly makes it easier for many parents to work or spend time on other things, including their
Real Christmas trees may be a more eco-friendly option compared to artificial trees, research from the University of Sheffield has revealed.
We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, according to Jennifer Boehme.
In the skies over Virginia it is common to see contrails, cloud-like strips of condensed water left behind by aircraft at high altitude.