A New Satellite Will Map the Carbon Content of Rainforests From Space, and It’s Set to Launch This Month
The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of forests across multiple continents
Inside One Scientist’s Quest to Understand Why Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Highest Peak More Dangerous
Geomorphologist and veteran climber Ludovic Ravanel is learning how Mont Blanc is shifting—and sharing his discoveries with the Alpine community
The Arctic Could Have Its First ‘Ice-Free’ Day by as Early as 2027
In a new study, scientists used climate models to predict the alarming milestone
This World War I Prisoner of War Solved the Mystery of the Ice Ages
Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković changed our understanding of Earth’s climate—and did a key part of his work while detained by Austro-Hungarian forces
Has Life on Earth Survived More Than Five Mass Extinctions?
Scientists aren’t just arguing whether humans are causing a sixth mass extinction event now, but whether many more occurred in the past
The Island Known as the Birthplace of Apollo Is Sinking
Researchers say climate change is to blame for the Greek island of Delos’ slow demise
Pineapple-Sized Hail Stone Falls in Texas—and It Might Set a New State Record
Veteran storm chaser Val Castor spotted the behemoth ice chunk in a ditch near Vigo Park in the Texas panhandle
Last Year, the Northern Hemisphere Had Its Hottest Summer in 2,000 Years
Researchers used tree ring data to compare temperatures from as far back as 1 C.E. to 2023 temperatures
How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier
We’re only beginning to understand Antarctica’s Thwaites, the world’s most vulnerable glacier
Rewriting the Story of Ötzi, the Murdered Iceman
A new study suggests that nearly everything archaeologists thought they knew about the 5,300-year-old corpse’s preservation was wrong
Greta Thunberg Is Publishing the ‘Ultimate Guide’ to Climate Change
The book will feature contributions from over 100 novelists, scientists and activists
We Are Changing Climate Faster Than We Can Adapt, New IPCC Report Warns
Despite the ‘irreversible’ impacts of a warming planet, scientists emphasize there is still time to act
Intense Lightning ‘Megaflashes’ Stretched Almost 500 Miles Across Three U.S. States
The bolts, which occurred in 2020, broke records for distance and duration
NASA Says Tonga Eruption Was More Powerful Than an Atomic Bomb
The recent blast was the equivalent of 4 to 18 megatons of TNT, according to scientists
Why the Eruption in Tonga Was a ‘Once-in-a-Millennium’ Event for the Volcano
The blast, which sent tsunami waves across the Pacific, left thousands of Tongans without access to water and power
The Arctic Could Be Dominated by Rain Instead of Snow Within Decades
New research suggests that the transformation may happen faster than anticipated
Researchers Need Volunteer ‘Walrus Detectives’ to Help Count the Animals in Satellite Images
The project aims to quantify the impact of climate change on the species
Smoky Clouds That Form Over Wildfires Produce Less Rain
Particles from the smoke create tiny droplets too small to fall to Earth
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
Europe’s Extreme Floods Are ‘Up to Nine Times More Likely’ Because of Climate Change
July’s heavy rains were made more severe by human-caused warming
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