Action inside forested countries and on the international market has slowed illegal logging
Asian water shortages may not be as bad as previously thought
New research suggests that Asian rivers won’t run dry as the planet heats up—but tens of millions will still suffer severe shortages
Saving Fuel on the Farm by Making Hay
A new look at crop rotations show farms could cut their energy use and still stay in business
Strongest hurricanes may double in frequency, study says
In a warmer world, the western Atlantic may suffer far more intense hurricanes by the end of the century
Oldest star in the universe spotted
A huge explosion called a gamma-ray burst reached Earth earlier this year, after a journey of more than 13 billion years
Cities trap more carbon than rain forests
There may be something more to the phrase “urban jungle”
5 last-ditch schemes to avert warming disaster
Radical, globe-spanning schemes—including giant space mirrors and high-tech “trees”—may someday be needed to prevent a global warming disaster
Laughing gas biggest threat to ozone layer
The ozone-destroying gas comes primarily from rotting fertilizers on our farmland
Glacier “bleeds” proof of million-year-old life-forms
Rusty-red-colored liquid seeping from an Antarctic glacier reveals hint of microbes trapped underneath for thousands of years
Hot new high-tech energy source is … wood?
New wood-burning power plants could turn an old, dirty fuel into clean, renewable energy
