Climate Change
Earth Reached Its Hottest Day on Record Twice in a Row This Week
The global average surface temperature soared to 17.15 degrees Celsius on Monday, or 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking a short-lived record set on Sunday
Inside the Fight to Save the Indiana Dunes, One of America's Most Vulnerable National Parks
Caught between steel mills, suburbs and a hard place, the 15,000-acre site is a fantasia of biodiversity—and a case study for hard-fought conservation
Is Venice's Controversial Entry Fee Working?
Officials introduced the day-tripper fee to fight overtourism in the historic city, but critics aren't convinced it's helping
What Will Happen If This Iconic Research Vessel Stops Drilling in the Deep Sea?
After a career marked by major discoveries, the JOIDES Resolution is likely on its last official mission to retrieve rock cores from the ocean floor
How Will Climate Change Hurt Lesser Flamingos?
Their food supply in East African lakes could collapse as rains increase
California Faces a Brutal Wildfire Season, With More Land Burned to Date Than in Recent Years
The state's fires have burned more than 11 times as much land so far in 2024 than they had at this point last year, according to the most recent numbers from Cal Fire
EPA Reaches $241 Million Settlement With Marathon Oil
The company was illegally polluting the air at nearly 90 facilities in North Dakota, a complaint alleges
Melting Ice Reveals Body of American Mountaineer Missing for 22 Years in the Peruvian Andes
Bill Stampfl, Matthew Richardson and Steve Erskine went missing in an avalanche on Huascarán on June 24, 2002. Climbers found Stampfl's body just weeks ago
Singapore Approves 16 Insect Species for Human Consumption
The move comes amid broader efforts to improve food security and diversify food sources
Meet the Rare, 'Beautiful' Birds That Thrive in Snow and Are at Risk Because of Climate Change
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as threatened under the Endangered Species Act this month
Alaska's Juneau Icefield Is Melting at an 'Incredibly Worrying' 50,000 Gallons per Second, Researchers Find
Between 2010 and 2020, the icefield lost 1.4 cubic miles of ice each year, according to a new study
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
These Supercorals Are Causing Problems
As rice coral spreads it reduces biodiversity
Galveston’s Texas-Size Plan to Stop the Next Big Storm
In the wake of Hurricane Ike, engineers have been crafting a $34 billion plan to protect the city. Will it work when the next disaster arrives?
Extreme Wildfires Became Twice as Frequent and Intense in 20 Years, Study Finds
As measured by satellites, wildfires have markedly increased in boreal and temperate conifer forests, and rising nighttime temperatures allow flames to keep burning intensely after dark
Keeping the Spirit of Maine’s Wild Blueberry Harvest Alive
In the far reaches of New England, an unusual convergence of farmworkers renews an ancient and increasingly threatened agricultural practice
Climate Activists Spray Stonehenge With Orange Paint
Protesters with Just Stop Oil are demanding that the British government phase out fossil fuels by 2030
Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke Should Be Considered 'Major Disasters' by FEMA Amid Climate Crisis, Advocates Say
Despite killing more people in the U.S. each year than hurricanes, floods or tornadoes, heat waves aren’t currently eligible for emergency funding from the disaster relief agency
Time Is Running Out for the Hudson Bay Polar Bears
The southern and western subpopulations are on track to disappear as sea ice becomes too thin amid rising global temperatures
Don't Call Wombats Heroes, but Their Burrows Do Provide Food, Water and Shelter for Other Animals
During Australia’s devastating bushfires in 2019 and 2020, misinformation spread about wombats welcoming animals into their underground homes—but a new study finds a kernel of truth in the viral story
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