Climate Change
Recession, Not Fracking, Drove a Drop in U.S. Carbon Emissions
The switch from coal to natural gas played only a small role in the recent carbon dioxide decline
How Can We Keep Track of Earth's Invisible Water?
This week's episode of Generation Anthropocene goes on a deep dive into some of the planet's more mysterious water sources
Wildfires Are Happening More Often and in More Places
Average fire season length has increased by nearly a fifth in the last 35 years, and the area impacted has doubled
Bumblebees Are Getting Squeezed by Climate Change
Across North America and Europe, the insects are just not keeping up with shifting temperatures
How Geography Shaped Societies, From Neanderthals to iPhones
This weeks' episode of Generation Anthropocene discusses efforts to quantify social development and the cultural retention of the Navajo
Researchers Are Trying to Genetically Engineer Cows to Stay Cool
As the planet warms, researchers are trying to engineer a cow that can beat the heat
The Top Five Conversations About Earth in the Age of Humans
The Generation Anthropocene podcast brings you stories from the front lines of Earth science, history and philosophy
Warming and Overfishing Sent Seabirds Flocking to California
Mexico's elegant terns have begun nesting farther north in years when their traditional food is scarce
Here’s What People Are Asking Google About Climate Change
The visualization reveals what people want to know about the environment
How Will Climate Change Affect National Park Attendance?
A new analysis of the effect of global warming on tourism has things heating up in some areas, staying lukewarm in others
Polar Bears are Eating Dolphins, Probably Thanks to Climate Change
A warmer winter lured a pod of white-beaked dolphins north but then ice trapped them, sealing their fate as a polar bear's meal
There Is No Global Warming Hiatus After All
Improved data and better analysis methods find no slowdown in the pace of global temperature rise, NOAA scientists report
As Glaciers Retreat, They Give up the Bodies and Artifacts They Swallowed
Around the world global warming is exposing bodies lost in glaciers
This Surfboard Maps Waves and Gathers Ocean Data for Researchers
Sensors would make surfers into citizen scientists
Will Buildings of the Future Be Cloaked In Algae?
Built by a London architecture firm, a new gazebo has a living "skin" that produces oxygen and absorbs considerable amounts of carbon dioxide
How Will Climate Change Impact Plankton?
A global plankton survey aims to help us understand how the tiny organisms that live at the ocean surface will fare in a warming world
Most Mountains Don't Come With Pointy Peaks
Some mountains actually get wider as you go up
Scientists Discover Sudden Melting in the Antarctic
Warmer waters are eating away at protective ice shelves, letting glaciers flow into the sea
Is This Plan to Combat Climate Change Insane or Insanely Genius?
Harvard physicist David Keith wants to use two jets and one million tons of sulfur dioxide a year to halt global warming
Revealing the Deep Secrets of Deepwater Waves
Scientists hope their study of 1,600-foot underwater waves can help improve climate modeling
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