Renewables Hit Nearly Half of Global Power Capacity in 2025
“By the end of 2025, renewables accounted for 49% of global installed power capacity, and comprised 85.6% of annual global…
Asia demonstrates least transparency on AI safeguards for workers: report | News | Eco-Business
Asia lags other regions in publishing information on how companies protect workers from AI-related harms such as surveillance, algorithmic bias…
Scientists discover bizarre termite that looks like a tiny sperm whale
High in the treetops of a South American rainforest, scientists have identified a tiny soldier termite with a surprisingly whale-like…
Critics call US–Indonesia trade deal ‘extractive colonialism’ over mining, fossil fuels | News | Eco-Business
Environmental activists are sounding the alarm over a new trade agreement between the US and Indonesia that they warn could…
Mapping the Blue Economy: Sectors, Policies, and Challenges Amid Climate Change
As the world looks to the ocean to solve the dual crises of energy security and climate change, the “blue…
Nigerians bet on solar power as global oil crisis hits wallets
Business has never been as brisk for Nigerian solar panel retailer Samuel Okechukwu and his team of installation technicians, who…
Italy Votes to Delay Shutdown of Coal-Fired Plants By 13 Years As Energy Crunch Deepens Amid Iran War
The vote to delay the closure of Italy’s coal-fired power plants came in response to the global energy crunch unleashed…
How squid survived Earth’s biggest extinction and took over the oceans
Squid and cuttlefish are among the ocean’s most fascinating animals, known for their color-changing skin and jet-like movement. For decades,…
Trump Administration Officials Waive Endangered Species Act Rules for Gulf Drilling
The Endangered Species Committee, comprised of six federal officials including the Interior Secretary, approved a Pentagon’s request for an exemption…
What to Know About the EPA’s Proposed Revision of the Clean Water Act
The US EPA has proposed reversing Clean Water Act protections for millions of acres of wetlands and miles of streams…
Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel phase-out summit
Forty-six countries, including major oil, coal and gas producers such as Canada, Australia, Brazil and Norway, have confirmed they will…
Green Climate Fund picks locations for five hubs
The UN’s flagship climate fund has selected five locations for its new regional offices, a move aimed at bringing it…
Some dinosaurs could rise up like giants — until they grew too big
Around 66 million years ago, two types of long-necked, four-legged dinosaurs stood out from other sauropods. They had the ability…
Island nations fight to save cultural heritage from climate change
Farmers and fishermen in the Maldives have long relied on an ancient calendar to guide their daily lives. The Nakaiy…
Lost in space: Microgravity makes sperm lose their sense of direction
Starting a family beyond Earth could be more challenging than expected. New research from Adelaide University shows that sperm struggle…
Watch the Earth split in real time: Stunning footage captures a 2.5-meter fault slip in seconds
During midday Friday prayers on March 28, 2025, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar along the Sagaing Fault.…
Ugandan farmers use British court to try to stop oil pipeline
A group of farmers plans to sue the developers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in a British…
This cow uses tools like a primate—and scientists are stunned
In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced a famous Far Side comic called Cow Tools. The illustration showed a cow proudly…
Rust-powered batteries could help crack Europe’s energy storage gap
A Dutch startup thinks it has the answer to two of Europe’s biggest energy transition conundrums – long-duration storage batteries…