Climate Change
California May Lose Popular Surfing Spots to Rising Seas
A changing climate may make iconic breaks disappear
The Remarkable Return of Sea Otters to Glacier Bay
Rarely do apex predators recover from human oppression. These otters are an exception
NASA Spots New Crack in Greenland Glacier
Is the Petermann Glacier getting ready to rupture again?
NASA Puts Earth Up for Adoption
Pockmarks, wrinkles, and all
Liberals and Conservatives Read Totally Different Books About Science
The good news: Everyone likes dinosaurs
Proposed Test Heats Up the Debate on Solar Geoengineering
Harvard scientists are moving ahead with plans to investigate using particles to reflect some of the sun's radiation
This New Man-Made Sun Is 10,000 Times More Intense Than Sunlight on Earth
It’s a bright idea that just might help humans create solar fuel
What Really Turned the Sahara Desert From a Green Oasis Into a Wasteland?
10,000 years ago, this iconic desert was unrecognizable. A new hypothesis suggests that humans may have tipped the balance
Cloud Atlas Adds First New "Species" in Almost 70 Years
The update includes 12 new cloud-related features, including volatus clouds, contrails, and wave-like asperitas discovered by citizen scientists
Wildfires Have Already Charred Over 2 Million Acres This Year
The fire season has gotten off to its fastest start in over a decade, with massive grass fires charring the southwest and plains states
Repeat Bleaching Destroys Massive Swaths of the Great Barrier Reef
Rising ocean temperatures have taken a toll on the World Heritage Area
How Climate Helped Shape Your Nose
New research shows how the width of our nasal passages is literally shaped by the air we breathe
Doctors Warn That Climate Change Makes People Sick
Medical associations join forces to sound the alarm on climate change and human health
Check Out the Most Detailed Tornado Simulation So Far
A supercomputer created a simulation of the F5 "El Reno" tornado which devastated part of Oklahoma in 2011
The Case for Going to Venus
Sending a probe to Earth’s lifeless twin could help us understand how life rises—and falls—on faraway planets
What Killed Northern Australia’s Mangroves?
Last year’s massive die-off was the largest ever observed
In Its Layers, This Stunning Pink Coralline Algae Holds Secrets of Climates Past
Unseen and unsung for centuries, these underwater species of coralline algae are providing scientists with an unparalleled new archive of information
Failure at One of These 15,000 American Dams Would Be Fatal
A quiet crisis is afoot as the nation's infrastructure ages
Human Pollution May Be Fertilizing The Oceans. That’s Not a Good Thing
Our iron emissions from coal and steel may be fuelling ocean life, and trapping carbon in the process
Study Shows 84% of Wildfires Caused by Humans
Over the last 21 years, debris burning, arson and campfires have combined with climate change to make the fire season much longer
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