A new study finds coral that live in urban areas have some cool adaptations for their challenging conditions - even specialized proteins for defending against toxic substances.
Urban Corals Persist in Unlikely Places
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Bitcoin Miners Resurrect Fossil Fuel Power Plant, Drawing Backlash From Environmentalists
A cryptocurrency-mining operation in central New York has reopened a shuttered fossil fuel power plant to power 15,300 computer servers used to unlock bitcoins, raising concerns among environmentalists, the Associated Press reports.
Pandemic Caused Dip In Building Emissions, but Long-Term Outlook Bleak – UN Report
The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic caused CO2 emissions from buildings and construction to fall significantly in 2020, but a lack of real transformation in the sector means that emissions will keep rising and contribute to dangerous climate change, according to the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction.
Climate Change from Nuclear War’s Smoke Could Threaten Global Food Supplies, Human Health
Nuclear war would cause many immediate fatalities, but smoke from the resulting fires would also cause climate change lasting up to 15 years that threatens worldwide food production and human health, according to a study by researchers at Rutgers University, the National Center for Atmospheric Research and other institutions.
Climate Change Affects Animal Behaviour
Humans are shaping environments at an accelerating rate.
Agricultural Runoff Contributes to Global Warming—New Study Helps Us Figure Out How and What We Can Do About It
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas, with 300 times the warming ability of carbon dioxide.
