Climate Change
World's Largest Iceberg Is Melting Away After 18 Years Adrift
In the last two years, the Jamaica-sized berg began venturing north, melting and splintering into pieces along the way
Ocean Heatwaves Are Getting Longer and More Intense
If the past century is any indication, global warming may be contributing to less stable marine ecosystems
Europe’s Oldest Known Tree Discovered in Italy
The Heldreich’s pine is 1,230 years old
Meet NASA's New Dynamic Duo: A Pair of Climate Change-Tracking Satellites
The pair will measure changes in Earth's gravitational field to monitor melting glaciers, rising seas, droughts and more
Where the Doomed, Beloved Polar Bear Is Still a Dangerous Predator
A grassroots guard in Alaska works to keep people safe from bears, while also keeping bears safe from people
Can Bringing Back Mammoths Help Stop Climate Change?
Scientists say creating hybrids of the extinct beasts could fix the Arctic tundra and stop greenhouse gas emissions
Venus and Jupiter May Meddle With Earth's Orbit and Climate
In 405,000-year cycles, the tug of nearby planets causes hotter summers, colder winters and drier droughts on our home planet
Your Summer Vacation Is a Carbon Emissions Nightmare
A new study of tourism supply chains shows that all those flights, zip-line tours and foie gras produce 8 percent of global carbon emissions
How Soviet Bomb Tests Paved the Way For U.S. Climate Science
The untold story of a failed Russian geoengineering scheme, panic in the Pentagon, and a Nixon-era effort to study global cooling
Pakistan's Searing April Temperatures Set New Global Record
On Monday, the city of Nawabshah reached 122.4 degrees Fahrenheit, causing heatstroke, power outages and general misery
Experience Some of the World's Most Polluted Cities in This Exhibit
The art installation was recently on display in London
The World's Oldest Known Spider Has Died at Age 43
The female trapdoor spider ruled over her burrow in the Australian outback until a parasitic wasp attacked
The EPA Declared That Burning Wood Is Carbon Neutral. It's Actually a Lot More Complicated
Here are five things to know about the controversial change
2016 Ocean Heatwave Killed 30 Percent of the Great Barrier Reef
Combined with a 2017 temperature spike, half of the 2 billion corals on the reef have died since 2015
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Earth’s Past Climates
They have a lot to tell us about our future
Ocean Current That Keeps Europe Warm Is Weakening
Two new studies show the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has decreased 15 to 20 percent over the last 150 years
As Mongolia Melts, Looters Close In On Priceless Artifacts
Climate change and desperation are putting the country’s unique history at risk
How Culture Guides Belugas' Annual Odysseys Across the Arctic
Strong, multi-generational ties help the cetaceans make the same migrations year after year
Rare 85,000-year-old Finger Bone Complicates Our Understanding of African Migration
The fossil builds on the theory that humans left Africa in multiple waves, and suggests they made it as far as the Arabian Desert
Humans Have Wreaked Havoc on Walden Pond
A new study details the intensity of the damage to this beloved location
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