Seth Borenstein

AP Science Writer

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Sheep graze on a grass land near a cement plant on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Oct. 17, 2015. New global data released in May 2022, shows that emissions of heat-trapping gases coming from making cement have doubled in the last 20 years. It's all being driven by China, which is responsible for more than half of the globe's cement carbon emissions.

Cement Carbon Dioxide Emissions Quietly Double in 20 years

Driven by China, global cement emissions globally have more than tripled since 1992.

A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. According to a report released by the World Meteorological Organization on Monday, May 9, 2022, the world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years.

Earth Given 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Mark by 2026

The odds are inching up along with the thermometer.

Star 2MASS J17554042+6551277 with galaxies and stars surrounding it, March 16, 2022.

Space Telescope's Image of Star Gets Photobombed by Galaxies

The James Webb Space Telescope's 18 hexagonal mirrors worked better than expected.

Illustration depicting a target pellet inside a hohlraum capsule with laser beams entering through openings on either end.

Lab Hits Milestone on Long Road to Fusion Power

Scientists sparked a brief fusion reaction with nearly 200 lasers at temperatures three times hotter than the sun.

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Tinkering with Oceans Could Suck Up More Carbon

The most promising possibilities include making the seas less acidic with minerals or jolts of electricity.

Plastic and other debris on the beach on Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Oct. 22, 2019.

Report: U.S. Should Make Less Plastic to Save Oceans

The group says recycling and proper disposal aren't enough.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, New York, Sept. 21, 2021.

Billionaires in Space Draw UN Chief's Ire

He lamented “billionaires joyriding to space while millions go hungry on Earth.”

Proposal for the Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Mars, August 2021.

Want to Pretend to Live on Mars?

NASA has a job for you.

Illustration depicting a black hole swallowing a neutron star.

Cosmic Gulp: Astronomers Watch Black Hole Swallow Neutron Star

The most dense object in the universe vanished in a split-second.

Illustration depicting Earth, center, with the Sun in the background.

Can ET See Us? Study Finds Many Stars with Prime Earth View

Feeling like you are being watched?

This 2019 photo provided by NOAA shows the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory.

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit 50% Higher than Preindustrial Time

And the average rate of increase is faster than ever.