Climate Change
Air Pollution Closed Schools in China
Officials blamed the influx of smog on three factors—windless conditions, bonfires of harvested corn stalks and a fired-up municipal heating system
Want to Learn About Climate Change? A Free Introductory Class Starts Today
Careful, there's homework
In the U.S., Water is Starting to Get Way, Way More Expensive
In the past few years the price of water rose 23%, and water utilities are taking on crushing debt to keep up
Zombie Corals Can Come Back From the Dead
Killed by bleaching, this weird kind of coral can regrow from cryptic tissue
No Good News for Oceans As Climate Changes
From the ocean surface to the seafloor, climate change is set to ravage marine environments, leaving practically no part of the sea untouched by 2100
What Does “Unprecedented Climate” Mean?
Starting in just 30 years, the coldest year will still be hotter than any year in the past 150 years
A New Study Calculates the Year Climate Change Will Hit Your City
Persistently abnormal weather will arrive at different areas at different times, hitting the tropics soonest
Thanks to the Gas Boom, America Is Producing More Fuel Than Russia Or Saudi Arabia
This year the U.S. is set to overtake Russia as the world's largest producer of oil and gas
What Would a Cross Between a Polar Bear and a Grizzly Really Look Like?
As climate changes and Arctic sea ice melts, species shift habitats and may interbreed. Lamm digitally manipulates photographs to imagine these hybrids
These Jellyfish-Mulching Robots Could Be the Savior of the Seas
These new robots can chew up nearly a ton of jellyfish per hour
Giant Hornets Proliferated During China’s Heatwave, And Now Have Killed 28 People
Entomologists speculate that the exceptionally warm weather in China allowed the aggressive, deadly hornets to proliferate
We Know Humans Are Causing Global Warming; Here Are Some Things We’re Less Sure About
Here, gleaned from the IPCC's briefing, are some of the things we still don't know much about
How the Insurance Industry Is Dealing With Climate Change
The rising chance of extreme weather is forcing insurance companies to adjust their models as they take on more risk
The Gorgeous Shapes of Sea Butterflies
Cornelia Kavanagh's sculptures magnify tiny sea butterflies—ocean acidification's unlikely mascots—hundreds of times
Three Ancient Rivers, Long Buried by the Sahara, Created a Passage to the Mediterranean
One river system, called the Irharhar, appears to have been a particularly popular travel route, corroborated by both model simulations and artifacts
Australia’s New Prime Minister Thinks Climate Science Is “Highly Contentious”
Tony Abbott's Liberal campaign slogan of "Chose real change" may turn out to be unsettlingly on the mark
Clouds Obscure Clear Climate Forecasts
Ride alongside NASA's Airborne Science Laboratory as scientists try to figure out the role of clouds in climate change
Melting Glaciers Are Liberating Ancient Clothes, Like This 1,700-Year-Old Sweater
The well worn, patched up tunic turned up after sections of Norway's quickly-melting Lendbreen glacier retreated
A Reminder From Yosemite’s Massive 1988 Fire: Wildfire Is Largely a Human Problem
This isn't the first time fire has threatened a national park
Why Don’t Lions Attack Tourists on Safari and More Questions From Our Readers
A Moon-less Earth, yoga history, climate change and human speech
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