Latest climate Stories
How high-end restaurants can turn their menus completely vegan
Learn to read clouds, birds, and leaves to predict the weather
Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change
‘Ghost forests’ are spreading across US coastal regions
Electric vehicles are only one part of sustainable transit
Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California
Turn climate data into a knitted accessory and a crafty conversation starter
Putting cows on a seaweed diet helps curb their methane burps
A geomagnetic curveball 42,000 years ago changed our planet forever
Cold weather is the best time to look at—and photograph—the night sky
Glacier-dwelling bacteria thrive on chemical energy derived from rocks and water
6 memorable environmental stories from 2020
A climate anomaly may have worsened the 1918 pandemic and WWI
How raging wildfires create hellish skies across the country
Climate change probably contributed to the woolly rhino’s rapid demise
The polar vortex is bringing snow to the US this weekend, because chaos loves company
How did ancient frogs move between America and Australia? Easy: They hopped across Antarctica.
Will social distancing sidetrack the climate movement?
COVID-19 has cut air pollution in some countries—but will this blip make a difference?
2019 was the second warmest year on record—here’s what this means for our future
Early climate change models held up better than you think
Another year, another carbon emissions record
Switching to renewable energy is actually cost-effective
Jonesing to visit Antarctica? Here’s your chance
Three key takeaways from the climate crisis town hall
Recent wildfire smoke was so devastating, scientists used it to study nuclear winter
What’s really behind baseball’s recent home run surge
Tropical Storm Barry’s biggest threat is already on the ground
Keeping up with climate change: the latest news in one place
Antarctica’s mysterious ice holes are finally making sense
Elizabeth Warren wants public lands to create jobs—and clean energy
Here’s what a ‘very likely’ sequel to California’s 1862 megastorm would look like
Thank a cloud today
Here’s what you need to know about today’s unavoidable Presidential Alert notification
Mud at the bottom of a Mexican lake holds secrets about the Maya empire’s demise
The latest climate assessment isn’t surprising, but it still sucks
The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat
The potential for habitability on these exoplanets is tilting in the right direction
What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared?
Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current
It’s not your imagination, we really are getting more blizzards
Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole
Cyclones in the Pacific made it snow in Rome, and soon that weather will hit the U.S.
What happens if Earth gets 2°C warmer?
Climate scientists are working on a way to predict snow eight months in advance
Fluctuating temperatures are causing massive river ice jams
This is what a scientist wears to keep warm in -40°F
Peeing for astronauts, a DIY breast reconstruction, and other tales from the field
Now we know why Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall was so intense
Hospitals are scrambling to solve their air pollution issue
2017 is set to be among the three hottest years on record—and that’s even worse than it sounds
We can now calculate the carbon footprint of your steak dinner
Nate could hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane on Saturday night
A key government report on climate change is out. Here’s what you need to know
It’s not your imagination: 2017 has been abnormally hot so far
These saucer-shaped clouds look just like UFOs
What would it take to invent a rain-deflecting forcefield?
8,200 years ago, California’s forecast was 150 years of rain
Here’s what happens when lightning doesn’t hit the ground
Awe-inspiring photos of the Earth from space in honor of World Environment Day
Global warming is not ‘leveling off,’ so stop saying it is
A spacecraft in the sunset, a gold telescope in bloom, and other amazing images of the week
Climate may have shaped the evolution of the human nose
Up to half of the Arctic’s melt might be totally natural
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