Environment
China’s Taklamakan Desert Greening Project Is Now Causing an Unexpected Problem
More than 66 billion trees planted. A green belt stretching 3,046 kilometers around one of…
Articles by Dr. Lauren Mitchell
Environment
Australia’s 5.7 Billion-Ton Iron Deposit Is Old in a Way That Changes Everything
Scientists have known for decades that Western Australia sits on top of some of the…
Environment
UK Sends Its Biggest Warship to the Arctic and Defense Alarms Are Ringing
Britain’s largest warship is heading toward one of the most strategically sensitive — and environmentally…
Environment
Neptune’s Crooked Magnetic Field Puzzled Scientists for Decades — Dark Ice May Finally Explain It
When Voyager 2 flew past Neptune in August 1989, the images it sent back were…
Environment
Tolstoy’s Happiness Formula Is Getting Backed by Modern Research
What if the key to lasting happiness isn’t about chasing what you want — but…
Environment
Pythagoras Said Old Wine and Old Friends Extend Your Life — Science Agrees on Only One
Loneliness is now killing more than 871,000 people a year — roughly 100 deaths every…
Environment
Vast Renewables Collapse Leaves Creditors With Pennies on the Dollar
Creditors of Vast Renewables are facing the prospect of recovering as little as 3.2 cents…
Environment
Greenland Is Losing Ice Fast Yet Its Own Coastline May Drop by 2100
Sea levels are rising almost everywhere on Earth — but in one of the most…
Environment
1,400 Chinese Fishing Boats Just Formed a 200-Mile East China Sea Barrier
More than 1,400 Chinese fishing vessels assembled into a tightly organized formation stretching roughly 200…
Environment
Turning 65 Feels Like the Finish Line Until You See the Numbers
The average Social Security benefit for a 65-year-old retired worker at the end of 2024…