Global Warming
Five Important Questions About COP26 Answered
Representatives from nearly 200 nations are expected to meet and report on climate change promises made in the Paris Agreement
Researchers Potty Trained Young Cows, a Promising Measure to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
One cow pees up to eight gallons a day; training them is easy, and capturing and treating the waste could make a difference
World's Largest Carbon Capture Plant Opens in Iceland
'Orca' will use geothermal energy to pull thousands of metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pump it underground
The True Story Behind How Pearls Are Made
Mollusks create these shiny gems, but that biological process could change as Earth’s waters warm
New Study Shows Climate Change May Increase the Spread of Plant Pathogens
Models suggest that higher latitude crops will experience higher infection rates and a greater number of threats
Watch What Happens When a Coral Reef Can't Get Enough Oxygen
In September 2017, divers observed a massive "dead zone" rising to envelop Caribbean coral reefs in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Hurricane Elsa's Early Arrival Could Mean a Busier-Than-Usual Storm Season in the Atlantic
Following Elsa, the fifth hurricane so far, experts now forecast at least 20 named tropical storms and nine named hurricanes in total
Pacific Northwest and Canada's Crushing Heat Wave Cooks Millions of Sea Creatures
The estimated death toll could be more than a billion
How Nigeria's Oluwaseyi Moejoh's Conservation Activism Is Spreading Across Africa and Beyond
The founder of U-recycle Initiative Africa, current law student, and all-around force for positive change is a powerful advocate for a sustainable planet
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Reaches New High Despite Pandemic Emissions Reduction
Global carbon emissions in 2020 were lower than they were in 2019, but those reductions would need to be sustained for years to slow the climate crisis
United Nations Report Shows That Climate Change Is Accelerating
Scientists say there is a 90 percent chance that one of the next five years will be the hottest on record
Lightning May Wash Pollution Out of the Air With a Chemical Dubbed 'Detergent of the Atmosphere'
The oxidizing chemicals hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl may clean the skies of harmful pollutants by reacting with them
In Central Europe, Climate Change Could Boost Truffle Cultivation by 2050
Fancy fungi grown in the Czech Republic may benefit from global warming
Ocean Warming Threatens Baby Sharks in the Great Barrier Reef
Researchers found the hatchlings of the egg-laying epaulette shark are weakened by rising sea temperatures
Los Angeles Rated Most Susceptible to Natural Disasters, According to FEMA Data
The report explains how damaging hypothetical, extreme weather scenarios would be and does not represent how frequently devastation actually occurs
These Conservation Stories Prove 2020 Was Not All Bad News
From the Smithsonian’s Earth Optimism team, comes a surprising list of successful efforts making a difference
Arctic Sea Ice Fails to Refreeze by Late October, Setting a New Record
At this rate, the Arctic will experience its first ice-free summer as early as 2035
Why We Need to Save the Parasites
Extinction will have lasting and far-reaching consequences for biodiversity, and subsequently for humans
World Methane Emissions Hit New High
Agriculture and fossil fuels drive a surge in global emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas
Earth Could Hit Critical Climate Threshold in Next Five Years
Report: 20 percent chance that one of the next five years will see annual global temperatures rise to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels
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