Year: 2015

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COP21: Camps Agree on ‘Well Below 2 ºC’ But Claw At Everything Else

Anjali Vaidya 11/12/2015

The trouble is, although the Paris agreement is going...

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Getting Clay to Speak Up for the Future of the Earth

Chitra Padmanabhan 11/12/2015

When unchanging ideas of empire are veiled in the...

A flooded ground along Old Mahabalipuram Road in Chennai following two days of cyclonic rains in the city. Credit: Vijay Thamarai

Can We Really Prevent Floods By Planting More Trees?

Roland Ennos 11/12/2015

As heavy rain continues to contribute to the devastating...

An American burrowing snake. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Why Did Snakes Forsake Their Legs?

Janaki Lenin 11/12/2015

Snakes lost their limbs to become expert burrowers. But...

The plenary hall 'Seine' at COP21. Credit: franceecologieenergie/Flickr.

Is the US-led Coalition of High Ambition a Sham?

Nitin Sethi 10/12/2015

Behind closed doors US and EU argue against their...

Great Scott! The plutonium in Doc's DeLorean just got a little more exquisite. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Search for Actual Source of Plutonium Isotope Also Sets Cap on Gravitational Wave Detection

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/12/2015

The first stars were made of hydrogen and helium....

The Indus as it flows through Leh. Credit: blandflavor/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

COP21 Could See a Political Victory But There’s a Reason to Be Very Cautious

Nagraj Adve 10/12/2015

As the crucial 21st Conference of the Parties winds...