Climate Change
Wind Power is Actually Cheaper Than Coal, Nuclear and Gas
Once you consider the downstream consequences, coal becomes a lot more expensive
10 Architectural Schemes That Could Help Us Adapt To Rising Seas
From a floating house to a mobile city shaped like a giant lilypad, designers offer up some wild solutions for a wetter future
From Pandemics to Pandas, Get the Scoop on Hot Topics Discussed at the Smithsonian's Anthropocene Event
At the National Museum of Natural History, leading minds met to discuss the impact of climate change on, well, everything
To Live in the Anthropocene, People Need Grounded Hope
A Smithsonian symposium about human impacts on Earth looked past warnings of global doom to discuss the necessary balance of achievable solutions
Why Is Antarctic Sea Ice at a 35-Year High?
Nobody really knows, but they have some thoughts
See How Humans Have Reshaped the Globe With This Interactive Atlas
Zoomable maps reveal the scope of humanity’s influence on Earth—and the innovations aiming to create a more sustainable future
To Survive Climate Change, We Should Be More Like the Eskimos
Arctic Studies Center director Bill Fitzhugh says that studying northern cultures can help people adapt to climate change
The Smithsonian Institution Announces an Official Climate Change Statement
The bold assessment acknowledges that the global climate is warming because of human activities
A Poem Dedicated to Earth in the Age of Humans
National Portrait Gallery historian David Ward writes a new ode for the Anthropocene
How Climate Change May Have Shaped Human Evolution
Evidence is building that past climate change may have forged some of the defining traits of humanity
This Clear Plastic Material Harvests Solar Energy Without You Even Knowing It's There
Researchers are developing transparent solar collectors that let sunlight in, while turning ultraviolet and near-infrared light into electricity
Make Cities Explode in Size With These Interactive Maps
From Los Angeles to Lagos, see how megacities have been taking over the planet during the past 100 years
Six Weird Ways Humans Are Altering the Planet
From deep holes to flying sheep, some signs of human activity might really perplex geologists in the far future
Have Humans Really Created a New Geologic Age?
We are living in the Anthropocene. But no one can agree when it started or how human activity will be preserved
Travel Through Deep Time With This Interactive Earth
Explore key moments in Earth’s transformative history as continents drift and climate fluctuates over 4.6 billion years
Which of 2013’s Many Natural Disasters Can We Blame on Climate Change?
The ongoing California drought may, or may not, be due to climate change
As Many As 3 Million Americans Could Soon Be Threatened by Sea Level Rise
Across the world, 650 million people could be at risk
Norway Is Paying Liberia To Stop Deforestation
Norway is promising Liberia $150 million to stop cutting down trees by 2020
A Remote Cold War Radar System Has New Use in a Warming World
The stations designed to ring an alarm against nuclear attack may have new responsibilities due to climate change
Canada and Australia Don’t Want To Play Along With U.N. Climate Summit
Political leaders from Canada and Australia, along with a few others, are skipping the U.N. climate summit today
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