NEWS AND REPORTS

The UN warns of the hidden footprint of artificial intelligence

Tiredearth

06 Jun 2026

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as an invisible technology—software running quietly in the background, powering chatbots, search tools, and automated systems. Yet behind every AI-generated response lies a vast physical infrastructure that consumes electricity, water, land, and raw materials on an unprecedented scale.

World's largest scorpion revealed by 415-million-year-old fossils

Tiredearth

06 Jun 2026

Fossil fragments found in the U.K. have been identified as remains of the largest scorpions ever. Measuring more than a meter in length, Praearcturus gigas was among the first large predators to ever stalk the land.

High-puff e-cigarettes may become more toxic with use, researchers warn

Tiredearth

30 May 2026

"Chemical levels varied across brands, but our overall findings show extended use of high-puff disposable vapes may lead to greater accumulation of harmful byproducts."

White hydrogen discovered in billion-year-old Canadian Shield rock points to potential new energy source

Tiredearth

20 May 2026

Within the Canadian Shield, hydrogen gas is steadily building up naturally among some of the oldest rocks on Earth.

Scientists warn that the world’s rivers are running out of oxygen

Tiredearth

19 May 2026

Rivers around the world are quietly running out of oxygen — and climate change is emerging as the main culprit. A sweeping global analysis of more than 21,000 river systems found that nearly 80% have been steadily losing dissolved oxygen over the past four decades, threatening fish, biodiversity, and the overall health of freshwater ecosystems.

Fluorescent RNA sensor gets 10 times more sensitive for water safety

Tiredearth

18 May 2026

Water is largely tasteless to humans. But to the microbial world, it is anything but. Bacteria that live in contaminated environments have spent millions of years evolving exquisitely sensitive molecular detectors—proteins that latch onto specific chemical threats and trigger a cellular response.

Food & Water Watch: We’re Suing Trump For His Biggest Attack on Climate Change Yet

Tiredearth

18 May 2026

Food & Water Watch has announced that it is pursuing legal action against the Trump administration over what it describes as one of the most significant attacks on climate policy in recent years.

Coal pollution is cutting solar power output worldwide, study finds

Tiredearth

17 May 2026

New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side. The findings have been published in Nature Sustainability.