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9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
The End of Meat Is HereThe New York Times
7 min read · 2020-05-21 · If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals.
food
environment
society
The New Yorker
The Day the Dinosaurs DiedThe New Yorker
20+ min read · From 2019 · A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
biology
science
dinosaurs
Neal Agarwal
The Deep SeaNeal Agarwal
2019-12-05 · Scroll down the deep sea in this interactive page.
biology
scrollytelling
oceans
TIME
Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the YearTIME
20+ min read · 2019-12-11 · The climate activist has succeeded in turning vague anxieties about the planet into a worldwide movement calling for global change
environment
climate crisis
Eric Holthaus
The era of 'rapid' climate change has begunEric Holthaus
8 min read · Aug 9th · Here's what the new IPCC report says, and what it doesn't, about the most important moment of our lives.
climate crisis
future
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these statements, taken together, are the clearest statement of how dire the climate emergency has become, and the clearest call to action we’ve ever received on the existential crisis of our time.
Unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, limiting warming to close to 1.5°C or even 2°C will be beyond reach.
the climate change we’re already seeing is just a fraction of what we’ve already locked in.
Guardian Environment
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissionsGuardian Environment
6 min read · From 2019 · New data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
climate crisis
environment
Guardian Environment
50 simple ways to make your life greenerGuardian Environment
20+ min read · 2020-02-29 · Expert tips on how to be kinder to the planet – from cooking and cleaning to fashion and finance
food
environment
better living
Demis Hassabis
AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biologyDemis Hassabis
8 min read · 2020-11-30 · In a major scientific advance, the latest version of our AI system AlphaFold has been recognised as a solution to this grand challenge by the organisers of the biennial Critical Assessment of protein…
artificial intelligence
machine learning
biology
OneZero
Why 2020 to 2050 Will Be ‘the Most Transformative Decades in Human History’OneZero
8 min read · 2020-06-25 · Climate change will force more people to leave their homes than at any other point in human history. Conflict is inevitable.
climate crisis
future
environment
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Reports of wildlife crime surged in England and Wales in 2020
Guardian Environment
Amount of litter on UK beaches is falling, national clean-up finds
Guardian Environment
Reuse? Compost? Dump? Solving the eco-conundrum of nappies
Guardian Environment
What is deforestation – and is stopping it really possible?
Guardian Environment
Ban Bitcoin mining to save the environment, say Swedish authorities
euronews
Climate crisis pushes albatross ‘divorce’ rates higher
Guardian Environment
Creating a nature-positive future | United Nations Development Programme
UN Development
Monarch butterflies may be thriving after years of decline. Is it a comeback?
Guardian US
One surprising winner in Biden's infrastructure bill: Biodiversity
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Guardian Environment
Revealed: the places humanity must not destroy to avoid climate chaosGuardian Environment
3 min read · Nov 18th · Tiny proportion of world’s land surface hosts carbon-rich forests and peatlands that would not recover before 2050 if lost
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Detailed new mapping has pinpointed the carbon-rich forests and peatlands that humanity cannot afford to destroy if climate catastrophe is to be avoided.
The vast forests and peatlands of Russia, Canada and the US are vital, researchers found, as are tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and south-east Asia.
The difference between the total carbon and recoverable carbon gave the amount of irrecoverable carbon. Losing this irrecoverable carbon would blow the carbon budget needed to have a two-thirds chance of staying under 1.5C of global heating.
The Guardian
The earth’s secret miracle weapon is not a plant or an animal. It’s fungiThe Guardian
7 min read · Nov 11th · Without fungi we don’t have bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. They are also crucial to protecting our climate
environment
biology
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The Edges of (all) Lifestorymaps.arcgis.com
Nov 17th · The edges of species ranges are key indicators of biodiversity's response to climate change: Get involved and set a global record yourself
environment
biology
The New Yorker
Deer Wars and Death ThreatsThe New Yorker
6 min read · Nov 8th · A small subset of wild animals thrive alongside humans. An unusual—and polarizing—set of conservation projects have sprung up in response.
environment
biology
Guardian US
Monarch butterflies may be thriving after years of decline. Is it a comeback?Guardian US
5 min read · Nov 21st · The North American species is seeing an exponential increase in California, but the population is far short of normal
environment
biology
Guardian Environment
Climate crisis pushes albatross ‘divorce’ rates higherGuardian Environment
3 min read · Nov 24th · Researchers say warmer waters mean birds are travelling further for food and becoming more stressed, triggering relationship breakdowns
climate crisis
nature
environment
euronews
Ban Bitcoin mining to save the environment, say Swedish authoritieseuronews
2 min read · Nov 17th · Environment and finance regulators in the Nordic country say crypto mining's electricity usage is putting the climate at risk.
environment
climate crisis
crypto
National Science Foundation
Underwater gardens boost coral diversity to stave off 'biodiversity meltdown'National Science Foundation
1 min read · Oct 26th · Symbiotic relationship offers a potential solution to restore damaged reefs
environment
biology
nature
Guardian Environment
House sparrow population in Europe drops by 247mGuardian Environment
3 min read · Nov 16th · New study reveals huge declines in once-common species amounting to loss of one in six birds since 1980
environment
biology
Guardian Environment
Reuse? Compost? Dump? Solving the eco-conundrum of nappiesGuardian Environment
5 min read · Nov 20th · Disposable diapers are one of the biggest factors in global plastic waste. Efforts to address the problem are popping up all over the world
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environment
biology
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