Produced and directed by Corey Eisenstein. Transcript coming soon. (video link) Our previous episode of Edge of Knowledge peeped back in time a few billion years to explore the particular origins of life on Earth , but now we aim our lens in a different direction. Rather than looking at the distant past to see […]
Enlarge / The ice age weather (left) gave way to one that slowly warmed until industrial times. (credit: Matthew Osman) The climate “hockey stick” refers to a reconstruction of temperatures over the past 1, 000 years. The data shows flattish temperatures over the last millennium , like the handle of a Hockey stick, ending in […]
Right now, a lot of the methane created or extracted during other activities goes to waste. (credit: Lawrence Berkeley Lab ) The EPA announced new rules today that would slash methane leaks from the oil and gas sector, a significant source of carbon emissions that represents 30 percent of methane pollution in the US. Nearly […]
Celebs need to be smarter about things like this! We know there are a million logistical issues to traveling while famous, but taking a private jet back and forth to a climate change event is not a great look! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are feeling the heat right now (pun intended!) as social media users […]
Enlarge / Lightning strikes in the far north of Canada. (credit: Sandra Angers-Blondin) The Arctic isn’t doing so hot. That’s because it is, in fact, too hot. It’s warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the planet, which is setting off vicious feedback loops that accelerate change. Ice, for instance, is more […]
Recovering economies lead to a surge in pollution as carbon emissions rise in December, according to data from International Energy Agency Read More
The Italian white truffle proceeds to violate records. This valuable fungus–known, white golden –has long been a symbol of gastronomic decadence, standing, gram for gram, as among the most expensive foods on the planet –up there with all Iranian beluga caviar and saffron. This season isn’t any different. An fall from restaurant dining, global […]