Climate Change
Missing: Arctic Rubber Duckies
Missing: 90 yellow rubber duckies dropped into a moulin (a tubular hole) in a melting Greenland glacier approximately three months ago
Clean Coal Advice From Doctor Who
We have gotten conflicting information on clean coal—that mythic technology that would let us burn all the coal we want without any carbon emissions
The Mystery of the Missing Acorns
I was surprised to read in the Washington Post yesterday that oak trees from northern Virginia to Nova Scotia failed to produce any acorns this year
And the Next Species Predicted to Be Lost to Climate Change is…
…the antilopine wallaroo, a type of kangaroo that lives in wet, tropical areas of Australia
Arctic Dispatch: A Thaw in the Arctic Tundra
Researchers at the Toolik Field Station study thermokarst to understand the ecological effects of climate change
Arctic Dispatch: A Toolik Farewell
After leaving Toolik, the team finds points of interest on the road back to Fairbanks
Arctic Dispatch: Looking at the Lakes
Alaska’s Arctic lakes are a source of methane experiments for a warming planet
Arctic Dispatch: The Toolik Way of Life
Gourmet fare, live music and 24-hour Arctic summer sun make life in Toolik hard to beat
Arctic Dispatch: Reaching Toolik
Journalist Christine Dell’Amore travels to Alaska’s Toolik Field to observe the environmental changes occurring in the Arctic Circle
Arctic Dispatch: Playing With Permafrost
The first field tests in the tundra look at the effects of nitrogen levels on permafrost
Arctic Dispatch: The Hike Up Jade Mountain
After a day of experiments and ongoing mosquito battles, Christine Dell’Amore enjoys the view from the top
Arctic Dispatch: Exploring the Aufeis
Dell'Amore and her fellow researchers climb the aufeis and meet interesting insects
Arctic Dispatch: Thermokarst and Toolik
The team studies consequences of the Arctic’s warming temperatures
Arctic Dispatch: A Polar Bear Plunge
A trip to the oil-rich Prudhoe Bay region ends in an Arctic swim
Ground Thaw
Geographer Christopher Burn explains why permafrost is thawing
Deep Trouble
Coral reefs are clearly struggling. The only debate for marine scientists is whether the harm is being done on a local or global scale
Turning the Tide
Our oceans are in trouble, says Nancy Knowlton. But it's not too late to do something about it
Species Explosion
What happens when you mix evolution with climate change?
Venice's Uncertainty
A new floodgate system should protect the city from high tides—unless climate change interferes
Frozen in Time
Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have recorded hundreds of years of climate history, helping researchers plot how quickly the planet is warming
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