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Democracy and Education Increase Women’s Belief in Climate Change

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 23 December 202523 December 2025

The finding, which focuses on lower-income countries, could help inform plans to shrink the global climate knowledge gender gap.

The Taj Mahal is cloaked in a haze of pollution, making the edges of buildings and vegetation blurry.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Heat and Pollution Events Are Deadly, Especially in the Global South

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 14 May 202514 May 2025

Researchers found that the combination of heat waves and high PM2.5 pollution led to nearly 700,000 premature deaths in the past 30 years—most of which occurred in the Global South.

An aerial shot shows some buildings and solar panels against a lush green landscape.
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For Climate and Livelihoods, Africa Bets Big on Solar Mini-Grids

by Victoria Uwemedimo and Katrina Zimmer 16 April 202512 November 2025

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities—setting a model for other African countries.

Map of current and planned near-future space measurements of air quality.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Fixing Pollution from Space Needs Global Coordination

by David S. Schimel 4 September 20244 September 2024

Remote sensing is a tool of choice for monitoring regions for air pollution, but the scale of the problem requires extending geostationary soundings globally.

The Cauchari Solar Plant sits in the desert.
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带一路能否走向绿色?

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 29 May 202431 October 2024

中国在全球基础设施上的投资可能会改变气候变化的天平,但中国与其伙伴国之间的关系却很复杂。

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A Exportação Ilegal de Fósseis É Mais do que um Irritante para o Sul Global

by Sofia Moutinho 15 April 202415 April 2024

Mais de 2 mil pesquisadores assinaram carta aberta solicitando a repatriação do fóssil de um dinossauro para o Brasil. Alguns dizem que o caso destaca um padrão de colonialismo científico na paleontologia.

The Cauchari Solar Plant sits in the desert.
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Can the Belt and Road Go Green?

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 7 March 202415 November 2024

China’s global infrastructure investments could tip the scales on climate change, but its relationship with partner countries is complicated.

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Affordable Robots Measure Soil Respiration

by Emily Dieckman 8 December 20238 December 2023

Measuring soil carbon flux, also known as soil respiration, can be expensive or time-consuming. A set of affordable robots that gather these data autonomously could especially benefit the Global South.

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La exportación ilegal de fósiles es más que un Irritator para el Sur Global

by Sofia Moutinho 11 October 202311 October 2023

Más de 2,000 investigadores han firmado una carta abierta solicitando la repatriación del fósil de dinosaurio a Brasil. Algunos afirman que el caso pone de manifiesto un modelo de colonialismo científico en la paleontología.

A model of a complete dinosaur fossil hung by cables
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Illegal Fossil Export Is More Than an Irritator to the Global South

by Sofia Moutinho 14 September 202317 April 2024

More than 2,000 researchers have signed an open letter requesting the repatriation of a dinosaur fossil to Brazil. Some say the case highlights a pattern of scientific colonialism in paleontology.

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