Only an irresponsible and reckless nuclear power would move nuclear weapons into Europe.

More than half of the world's turtle species are endangered or threatened, and overhunting of wild species is a major cause.

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There's a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.

UCS Kendall Fellow Kristie Ellickson breaks down the findings of an analysis she co-authored that reviews the effects of pollutants on developing brains.

There's a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.

As our American Golden-Plovers friends continue their epic journeys southward, we find them flying across Canada. We talked with James (JF)--a member of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation--and Christian...

A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing world.

Here at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), we started referring to the period between June and October in the Northern hemisphere as “Danger Season” in 2022. But summer 2023 was when the climate crisis got real for a lot of people. We all felt some impact of it—blistering heat, unprecedented flooding, oppressive wildfire smoke,

Working a day on the firelines as a wildland firefighter can require the endurance of riding the Tour de France. That takes a toll, as a physiologist explains.

A scholar of national service programs points out that the government hasn't spelled out what this one will cost, what its participants will earn or how it will operate.

We currently face one of the greatest threats ever to our blue planet and all its inhabitants: the climate crisis. It is all too clear that we need a healthy ocean for a healthy climate, and vice versa, and we need significantly stronger local, national, and international action from both government and corporate leaders. Now. The post Announcing the World Ocean Day 2024 Action Theme appeared first on The Ocean Project.