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Beautiful Infographic Charts Ugly Reality of Species Loss
Climate change. Illegal hunting. Habitat destruction. It’s no shocker that global biodiversity is plummeting. Now, the new “Living Planet Index” from the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society London presents an attractively designed but immensely depressing interactive infographic depicting the rate of change of 2,500 species populations from 1970 to 2008. Spoiler alert: most [...]
June 20, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Stunning View of Arctic Could Be Last of its Kind
Photo: NASA/GSFC/Suomi NPP Scientists working with data collected by NASA’s new Suomi NPP satellite put together this absolutely gorgeous view of the Earth’s icy north. The image, which shows the Arctic polar ice cap, a green Europe poking out of the clouds on the left, and northern Africa, the middle east, and Asia, was made [...]
June 19, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Interview With Indianapolis Prize Winner and Polar Bear Researcher Steven Amstrup
Recognized for his role in animal conservation, Amstrup explains what climate change is doing to the arctic and what he's doing to stop it
June 14, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Climate Change Means More Wildfires in the West
A new study indicates that temperate regions will experience more fires, while equatorial areas will see fewer
June 13, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
A New Opportunity at the Panama Canal
The ongoing expansion of the waterway has given Smithsonian researchers a chance to find new fossils
June 2012 |
By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
10 Things We’ve Learned About the Earth Since Last Earth Day
We recap the most surprising, awe-inspiring and alarming things that we have learned about the Earth and the environment since last year's holiday
April 19, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Climate Change’s Latest Victim: Ice Hockey
For outdoor ice rinks, hockey season has gotten shorter in the past 50 years
March 05, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
Trees Weathered the Ice Age
Pine and spruce trees managed to survive in certain spots in Scandinavia, according to DNA analyses
March 02, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Turns Four
Four years ago this week, researchers opened the "Doomsday Vault" to store frozen seeds in case of disaster
February 29, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
Arabic Manuscripts: It Used To Snow in Iraq
Baghdad was the bustling capital of the vast Islamic Empire a thousand years ago, when the city's climate was much different than today
February 27, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
The Wandering Albatross and Global Warming
The giant oceanic birds are producing more and plumper chicks, at least for now
February 08, 2012 |
By Greg Laden
An Astronomer’s Solution to Global Warming
The technology developed for telescopes, it turns out, can harness solar power
February 03, 2012 |
By Alaina G. Levine
What Was Killing the Aspens?
Scientists determine it was lack of water, not food, that was responsible for sudden aspen decline
December 19, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Visualizing a Year of Extreme Weather
The United States has seen thousands of weather records broken this year
December 09, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Building a Better World With Green Cement
With an eye on climate change, a British startup creates a new form of the ancient building material
December 2011 |
By Michael Rosenwald
Ocean Creatures In A Warmer World
A new study finds that some marine organisms may have to move fast if they want to survive climate change
November 18, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Scene From A Drought
A trip to Texas shows the unexpected consequences of a severe drought
November 15, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Thailand’s Flooding, As Seen From Space
Bangkok residents have to avoid the crocodiles let loose by the flood
November 04, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Overwhelming Data We Refuse To Believe
Another study finds the planet has warmed, but that won't convince the skeptics
October 24, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Does Climate Change Cause War?
The issue is more complex than recent headlines have indicated
September 01, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
