Climatology
Atmosphere Detected Around an Earth(ish)-Sized Planet
Just 39 light years away, GJ 1132b is 1.4 times the Earth's radius and has an atmosphere that may be composed of steam or methane
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
How Climate Helped Shape Your Nose
New research shows how the width of our nasal passages is literally shaped by the air we breathe
Great Barrier Reef Braces for Another Massive Bleaching Event
After the worst die-off in the reef's history in 2016, scientists are worried that high sea temperatures will affect the area again
Global Emissions Plateaued for Three Consecutive Years. That Doesn't Mean We Can Relax.
Several recent studies provided a glimmer of hope, but these developments alone won't halt climate change
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.
Climate Change Could Devastate Penguin Populations by Century's End
Loss of ice and rising sea temperatures could impact 60 percent of the Adelie penguin colonies in Antarctica
"Water Windfall" Discovered Under California's Drought-Stricken Central Valley
Though the aquifer could help with the current and future droughts, researchers caution getting too greedy with the resource
Climate Fight Moves From the Streets to the Courts
Recent actions by both youth and state attorneys are making climate change a legal issue, not just an environmental cause
The Oldest Species May Win in the Race to Survive Climate Change
It's survival of the fittest, and the oldest may be the fittest, new study says
NASA Announces World's New Lightning Hotspot
The electric capital tops the charts with lightning storms 297 nights per year
Japanese Priests Collected Almost Seven Centuries of Climate Data
Historic records from "citizen scientists" in Japan and Finland give researchers centuries of data on ice conditions
Caves Can Now Help Scientists Trace Ancient Wildfires
But the chemical clues for fire add an unexpected snarl for researchers using those same caves to track climate change
A Giant Planetary Smashup May Have Turned Venus Hot and Hellish
A collision with a large object may have triggered changes deep inside the planet that ultimately affected its atmosphere
Top Nine Ocean Stories That Had Us Talking in 2015
From fossil whales to adorable octopuses, here are some of the marine headliners that caught our attention this year
The Sun Stole Part of Mars' Atmosphere, and NASA Was Watching
Observations from the MAVEN spacecraft should help scientists figure out if and when Mars had the right conditions for life
Holograms Show That Puffy Clouds Have Sharp Edges
A laser-based imaging technique let scientists see what happens to water droplets at the borders of cumulus clouds
What the Evolution of Fire Can Teach Us About Climate Change
This Generation Anthropocene podcast looks at the history of fire and the ways the world changed once humans harnessed its power
Tampa and Dubai May Be Due for Extreme "Grey Swan" Hurricanes
A new model combines historical data and physical modeling to find the risks of catastrophic storms in unexpected places
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