Can the western US avoid a future of low or no snow?

If the planet continues to warm, low-to-no-snow winters will become a regular occurrence on certain mountains in the western US in 35 to 60 years.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Nov. 9, 2021 ~10 min

Corporate sustainability fails by selling more stuff

A new book examines how corporate sustainability efforts have failed. Selling lots of green products is, after all, still untenable consumerism.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Nov. 9, 2021 ~8 min


El Niño can leave more children hungry than COVID did

A single bad El Niño weather event can leave nearly 6 million children undernourished, according to a new study.

U. Chicago • futurity
Nov. 8, 2021 ~6 min

Giant kelp loses nutritional value in warmer seas

As sea temperatures rise, the nutritional value of giant kelp decreases. That has far-reaching effects for the global food chain.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Nov. 1, 2021 ~7 min

Your Halloween candy faves come with environmental costs

Candy is a staple of Halloween, but making all that sweet stuff comes with some hefty environmental costs. An expert explains the candy-climate link.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Oct. 28, 2021 ~5 min

Climate could ruin the flavor of your coffee

Climate change stands to alter the flavor and aroma of your morning coffee, a research review finds.

Lisa LaPoint-Tufts • futurity
Oct. 27, 2021 ~4 min

Watering hole gatherings have complex effects on plant survival

Animals munching on plants around watering holes in Kenya can leave a lot of bare ground. But there's more nuance to which plants survive and which don't.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 21, 2021 ~8 min

Watering hole gatherings shows how some plants survive

Animals munching on plants around watering holes in Kenya can leave a lot of bare ground. But there's more nuance to which plants survive and which don't.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 21, 2021 ~8 min


How plants know winter is coming

To find out how plants know winter is coming, researchers took what might seem like an unusual approach. They "asked" a weed.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Oct. 19, 2021 ~6 min

Earth could be alien to humans by 2500

Earth could be alien to humans by 2500 if we don't reach emissions goals, report a team of scientists.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Oct. 14, 2021 ~4 min

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