If China sets the international rules for the global green economy it could be in a very strong position. That’s not far off.

Warning systems can engage people on a personal level — if they are built in a way that bridges technology and social science.

Nato leaders rejected US president Donald Trump’s call to get involved in the war against Iran, despite mounting pressure ...

New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world.

Kate Logan and Lauri Myllyvirta join Qi Qin and Belinda Schäpe to unpack what China’s 15th Five-Year Plan could mean for the ...

A drastic weather pattern change is about to induce an acute case of weather whiplash for most of the country. During the next few days, a record-setting Western heat wave will settle in while ...

Any disruption to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is highly disruptive to the oil trade. Since the outbreak of conflict oil prices have surged to over $100 a barrel. “The scale of what is at ...

Rows of dark photovoltaic panels stretch across a remote plateau in western China, covering ground that once appeared almost completely barren. The site lies in Talatan Desert in Qinghai Province, ...

A 2025 satellite photo shows a giant "Y" in the middle of the Taklamakan Desert, where a verdant river and a lengthy "red-white mountain" meet. The intersecting features are also home to an ...

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

The world has always gravitated towards the sea. Ports built trade, rivers carried fertile soil to the coast, and cities rose where land met water. Today nearly ...

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles. Researchers digging to unearth ...