On the afternoon of May 28, 2025, an avalanche of rock and ice from the Birch Glacier (Birchgletscher) in southwestern Switzerland roared into the valley below.
Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village
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Birds vs. Wind Turbines: New Research Aims to Prevent Deaths
Wind energy is an important tool for reducing carbon emissions. Hundreds of thousands of wind turbines now operate globally, and despite recent challenges in some countries, analysts predict that wind power capacity could grow tenfold by 2050.
Drought-Resilient Plant Holds Promise for Future Food Production, Study Finds
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated in an intact plant a long-contested process that allows some plants to rebound from extended drought.
A Haze Over North America
More than 180 wildland fires burned across Canada on June 1, 2025, continuing what has been an active fire year so far.
Researchers Unveil a Groundbreaking Clay-Based Solution to Capture Carbon Dioxide and Combat Climate Change
One of Earth's most common nanomaterials is facilitating breakthroughs in tackling climate change: clay.
New Technologies Help Wood-Burning Stoves Burn More Efficiently, Produce Less Smoke
Oregon State University researchers are gaining a more detailed understanding of emissions from wood-burning stoves and developing technologies that allow stoves to operate much more cleanly and safely, potentially limiting particulate matter pollution by 95%.
