Several large U.S. financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, have withdrawn from the networks after years of growing political and legal pressure.

Combining human efforts, nature, and AI in what Noubar Afeyan calls “polyintelligence” could solve problems such as climate change or cancer, he wrote.

It's true that training and using AI models like ChatGPT consume large amounts of electricity, resulting in the release of greenhouse gas emissions.

Researchers found that reduced low-cloud cover over land slightly mitigates global warming, although temperatures continue to rise. This discovery, based on advanced measurements, emphasizes the importance of accurate climate data to improve models and guide policy decisions.

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have made one threat very clear: Climate change is undermining the insurance systems American homeowners rely on to protect themselves from catastrophes. This breakdown is starting to become painfully clear as families and communities struggle to rebuild.

When President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, one of his main goals had been to rein in carbon-dioxide (CO₂) emissions in order to curb climate change.

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in southwest suburban Lemont are taking a close look at how that Arctic weather is impacting weather in the Chicago area, and how climate change plays a role.

Economist and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Wolfram Schlenker warns that reduced funding for agricultural research and development and protectionist trade policies could worsen climate change-induced food crises and disrupt global food security.

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful tool to improve the accuracy and timeliness of forecasting, with 2024 proving to be a banner year for swift progress.

Climate breakdown and inequality are deeply interwoven, with each crisis exacerbates the other; according to a new report.

The U.N. chief ratcheted up his warning about climate change and said the world's thirst for fossil fuels is a "Frankenstein monster" that spares no one, while calling for greater attention to risks posed by artificial intelligence if its ascent goes ungoverned.

‘We’re just like fish: no water, no life’: Drought and dams push Iraq’s marshes to the edge of extinction