Climate Change
Heatwave Kills Hundreds of Flying Fox Pups in Australia
With temperatures hot enough to melt asphalt, the searing heat "boiled" the tiny creatures
Climate Change Is Turning Green Sea Turtles Female. That's a Problem
Over 99 percent of turtle hatchlings in northern Australia are female due to increasing sand and sea temperatures
Toxic Algae Closes Important Maine Shellfish Region
The unprecedented late-season bloom may be linked to warming waters and could be a preview of things to come
How Climate Change and Plague Helped Bring Down the Roman Empire
We can learn crucial lessons by examining the natural forces that shaped Rome's rise and fall
New Map Reveals What Lies Below Greenland's Ice
This map of 'naked' Greenland is the most detailed yet and can help in refining climate predictions
Scientists Need Your Help Rescuing 100-Year-Old Weather Records
A new citizen-science project needs volunteers to digitize decades of temperature, rain and barometric data from across western Europe
The Blessing and the Curse of Being Bill Nye
The zany scientist talks about his recent transformation into the public—and controversial—face for science
When Carl Sagan Warned the World About Nuclear Winter
Before the official report came out, the popular scientist took to the presses to paint a dire picture of what nuclear war might look like
Global Carbon Emissions on the Rise After Three-Year Pause
An uptick in China and U.S. coal use is expected to make 2017 the year of greatest emissions yet
Syria Joins the Paris Agreement—the U.S. Now Stands Alone in Opposition
The announcement comes on the heels of Nicaragua agreeing to the accords
Brazil Begins Effort to Plant 73 Million Trees in the Amazon
The experiment in reforestation involves spreading native seeds instead of planting saplings
The Ozone Hole Is the Smallest It's Been in 30 Years—But We Can't Take Credit
Warming in the stratosphere has kept away ozone-killing chemicals, reducing annual thinning for the last two years
Growing Ice Cracks Force Shutdown of Antarctic Research Station
The British Antarctic Survey's Halley VI research station will close for the second year due to cracking of the ice
Carbon Dioxide Levels Reached Record High in 2016
World Meteorological Organization reports that current atmospheric CO2 concentrations are at their highest level in 800,000 years
All But Two Adélie Penguin Chicks Die in "Catastrophic" Breeding Season
A WWF official described it as "Tarantino does Happy Feet"
First 'Negative Emissions' Plant Opens in Iceland, Turning Atmospheric CO2 Into Stone
The plant's operators hope to halt the warming of the Earth, but many challenges remain for the plan to work on a large scale
The "Science" Behind "Geostorm", the Newest Weather-Fueled Doomsday Flick
Researchers have long sought control over the weather, but have yet to find a realistic way to master it
Inventing a Vocabulary to Help Inuit People Talk About Climate Change
One team is working with Inuvialuit elders to come up with a renewable energy terminology—and maybe revive a dying language
A Mysteriously Massive Hole in Antarctic Ice Has Returned
These holes are thought to be crucial elements of the currents driving the world's oceans, and after 40 years, one has formed again
Sooty Bird Feathers Reveal a Century of Coal Emissions History
A story of pollution hides in the grime of museums' birds specimens
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