Climate Change
Augmented Reality Art Imagines What Could Be Seattle’s Weird, Bleak Future
Artist envisions mutant flowers and drone-like seaweed that may one day take over a post-climate change Seattle
Resupply Helps Trapped Arctic Scientists Scare Off Polar Bear "Siege"
With sea ice cover at record lows, polar bear conflict with humans becomes more common
New xkcd Comic Masterfully Shows How Climate Has Changed Through Time
Scroll through 20,000 years of humorously illustrated climate data
The Science Behind Hawaii's Double Hurricane
Having two cyclones in the ocean is not rare, but when they get too close to each other things can get crazy
Celebrating at Least 1,075 Years, This Pine Could Be Europe's Oldest Tree
The Bosnian pine stands in a forest of ancient trees in the Pindus Mountains
Does Climate Change Fuel Floods? It’s Complicated
Here’s why that question is hard to answer
Birds Sing to Their Eggs, and This Song Might Help Their Babies Survive Climate Change
Embryonic learning—things birds pick up from their parents while still in the egg—may play a bigger role than imagined.
Eerie Video Shows How Coral Bleaches
Time-lapse video captures the coral's convulsions while it expels the algae that give it color
These Microbe-Coated Seeds Could Help Us Thrive in a Dark, Dry Future
A Massachusetts-based startup is prepping for your basic apocalyptic scenario
A Radioactive Cold War Military Base Will Soon Emerge From Greenland’s Melting Ice
They thought the frozen earth would keep it safely hidden. They were wrong
An Insect Could Make Ash Baseball Bats a Thing of the Past
The invasive emerald ash borer is threatening the forests where Rawlings and Louisville Sluggers come from, putting the bats in jeopardy
Defying Critics, Paleontologist Paul Olsen Looks for Hidden Answers Behind Mass Extinctions
From a childhood spent discovering fossils to tangling over questions of ancient life and death, this scientist constantly pushes the boundaries.
World’s Climate Hit Extremes, Shattered Multiple Records in 2015
From rising temperatures and ocean levels to record greenhouse gas levels, 2015 was a rough year for planet Earth
California’s Joshua Trees Are Under Threat
Climate change could decimate the iconic tree for future generations
Solving a Mystery of Mammoth Proportions
Dwindling freshwater sealed the demise of the St. Paul woolly mammoths, and could still pose a threat today
From Playboy to Polar Bears: A Fashion Photographer’s Journey to Document Climate Science in Northernmost Alaska
Florencia Mazza Ramsay traveled to Barrow, the northernmost town in the United States, to document life and research on the front lines of climate change
Forced Closer to Humans, Crocodiles Face Their Greatest Existential Threat
These armored reptiles have long been considered indestructible, but new threats are shifting the equation
Can the Art of Divination Help People Cope With Climate Anxiety?
A Brooklyn-based artist strives to create emotional connections with the looming threat of climate change.
The Tiny World of Glacier Microbes Has an Outsized Impact on Global Climate
Microbes living on glaciers collectively cover an area the size of New Hampshire—and they could have a big influence on global climate
The Enduring Climate Legacy of Mauna Loa
Sixty years after a trailblazing climate scientist scaled its heights, the Hawaii-based observatory remains essential
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