Climate Change

Youth gather near the White House as part of the "Our Generation, Our Choice" climate change march on November 9, 2015

Hundreds of Thousands March With Hope for Climate Action

Demonstrations around the world have already begun in the days leading up to the Paris climate summit

It's getting too hot in here

Could Climate Change Mean Less Sex and Fewer Babies?

Even if it does, perhaps that's not a bad thing

A bird watcher walks through a dried-up riverbed in the Netherlands in 2007.

A New "Drought Atlas" Tracks Europe's Extreme Weather Through History

The data, based on tree rings, fills in details about past events and could help improve climate modeling for the future

Iceberg, Amundsen Sea, Antarctica

What is Happening to Antarctica's Ice Sheets

While parts of Antarctica get icier, others are on the verge of collapse

In July, the Caribbean had about 12,300 square miles of sargassum floating around—enough to blanket Maryland.

Mexico’s Navy is Battling Seaweed Along the Caribbean Coast

Mountains of seaweed are blanketing beaches around the Caribbean Sea and the government is calling everyone to arms

A fisher in New England empties cod from a drag net.

Why Smarter Fishing Practices Aren't Saving Maine Cod From Collapse

Warming waters are undermining the recovery of the already troubled Gulf of Maine fishery

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is one of the cities that could pass a heat and humidity threshold that would make outdoor conditions unlivable for humans.

Killer Heat Is Expected in the Persian Gulf by the End of This Century

If no efforts are made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Middle East may experience heat that is intolerable to humans

Declassified Spy Maps Show Melting Arctic Ice

Maps reveal how climate and politics are heating up in the Arctic

Wet Weather Causes Shortage of Pumpkins (and Pie)

Intense summer rains cut pumpkin yields in half

The wings of the Arctic fritillary butterfly have decreased in size since 1996.

Greenland's Butterflies Are Shrinking as Temperatures Rise

In the high Arctic, hotter summer weather may be taxing insect metabolism

Why Scientists Are Gathering Seeds From Roadside Sunflowers

Climate changes threatens commercial sunflower production, where plants are grown for their oil

Climate Change Is Turning 500-Year Floods Into 24-Year Ones

Rising sea levels and an increase in large storms will continue to threaten the Atlantic coast

King Crabs Are About to Take Over Antarctica

As oceans warm, Antarctica braces for an invasion of shell-cracking crabs

Queen bumblebee, Bombus balteatus, foraging for nectar on the alpine wildflower Polemonium viscosum.

Bee Tongues Are Getting Shorter as Temperatures Warm

In Colorado, alpine bumblebee tongues are shrinking in response to shifting wildflower populations

Americans Dump Twice as Much Trash as Previously Thought

The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 estimate was more than 50 percent off

So far, nine states have tried to pass laws that encourage a "teach the controversy" approach to climate change.

See Where Climate Science Conflict Has Invaded U.S. Classrooms

Conservative politicians are introducing bills that promote teaching climate science as controversial

Reproduction of early English vessels at Jamestown, Virginia.

Rising Seas Threaten to Swallow These Ten Global Wonders

Climate change-induced increases in sea level are forcing archaeologists and communities to get creative and make tough calls

The cello plays notes that correspond to changing temperatures in the equatorial zone.

This Song Is Composed From 133 Years of Climate Change Data

Daniel Crawford, a senior at the University of Minnesota, has written music for a string quartet that traces rising temperatures since the 1880s

The Arctic Now Has a Big Mosquito Problem

The bugs are growing bigger and living longer thanks to climate change

Microbiologists Keep Finding Giant Viruses in Melting Permafrost

Researchers find several new species in a single soil sample.

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