Climate Crisis

Science

Flood Risks Are Rising Everywhere — And One Simple Solution Is Finally Getting Heard

By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, Branko Kerkez and The Conversation
Science

Research Shows Light Can Break Down “Forever Chemicals” — But Will It Scale?

By Xin Liu, Mihai Popescu, Arindam Sau and The Conversation
Science

The 2024 Arctic Report Card Outlines Numerous, Shocking Planetary Trends

By Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Twila A. Moon, Rick Thoman and The Conversation
EVS

Disaster Relief Experts Are Sounding The Alarm About This Overlooked EV Risk

By Xinyu Huang and The Conversation
Climate Change

Climate Scientists Argue That It’s Time To Plan For the Worst Case Warming

By Joeri Rogelj, Gaurav Ganti, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner and The Conversation
Science

In A Weird Trick of Physics, Microplastic Pollution Could Impact the Weather

By Heidi Busse, Miriam Freedman and The Conversation
Science

‘Tiny Forests’ Are Taking Off In Cities Everywhere — But Can They Thrive?

By Hanyu Qi, Nicola Dempsey and The Conversation
Science

This Ancient Water System in the Southwest Is Surprisingly Ingenious — But Can It Last?

By Lourdes Medrano and Undark
Science

Atmospheric Rivers are Shifting Across The Globe — And We’re Only Starting To Understand The Impact

By Zhe Li and The Conversation
Science

Volcano Were Blamed for the Greatest of Earth’s ‘Big Five’ Mass Extinctions — Scientists Might Have Been Wrong

By Alex Farnsworth, David Bond, Paul Wignall and The Conversation
Science

Last Year A 600-Foot Mega-Tsunami Hit Greenland — And Researchers Had No Idea It Happened

By Stephen Hicks, Kristian Svennevig and The Conversation
Science

Ancient Viruses Contain Hidden Secrets About Our Climate’s Past — Here’s What They Reveal

By Virginia Rich, Matthew Sullivan, Lonnie Thompson, Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Zhi-Ping Zhong and The Conversation
Science

Two Upcoming Climate Phenomena Could Radically Shift the North Atlantic Ocean’s Hot Temperature

By Annalisa Bracco, Zachary Handlos and The Conversation
Science

What is Actually Happening to Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier?’ — A New Study Offers An Entirely New Perspective

By Mathieu Morlighem and The Conversation
Science

Inside the Controversial Effort To Move This Forgotten, Mysterious Creature From It’s Native Home

By Christine Peterson and Undark
Science

This Piece of Coral In Fiji Is 600 Years Old — What It Reveals About Our Climate’s Future Is Nerve-Wracking

By Juan Pablo D'Olivo, Ariaan Purich, Jens Zinke and The Conversation
Science

Ancient Civilizations Used These Simple Measures to Cool Cities Down — Why Can’t We Do the Same?

By Brian Stone Jr. and The Conversation
Science

This Is What Happens To Trees When They Take In Excess CO2

By Rob MacKenzie, Richard Norby and The Conversation
Health

This Overlooked Measurement Is Essential To Predicting Heat Risk

By Shengjie Liu, Emily Smith-Greenaway and The Conversation
Science

Why Iceland’s Recent Volcanic Eruptions May Just Be The Beginning

By James Day and The Conversation
Science

Wildfires Can Change The Weather In Strange And Sometimes Dangerous Ways

By Kyle Hilburn and The Conversation
Science

The Hottest Ocean Temperatures In 400 Years Are Putting The Great Barrier Reef in Extreme Peril

By Doris Elín Urrutia
Science

Greenland’s Ice Sheet is Both Younger And Less Stable Than Scientists Thought

By Lauren Leffer
Point Of No Return

Climate Tipping Points Are Unpredictable And Miss The Point, Says New Study

By Lauren Leffer
Science

An Underwater Drone Helped Scientists Explore the Final Glacial Frontier

By Lauren Leffer
Science

Mind-Bending: The Hottest Day On Earth On Record Was Broken Twice Last Week

By Andrew King and The Conversation
Science

These Adorable Sea Creatures Play A Key Role In Tracking Climate Change

By Lilian Dove and The Conversation
Science

Paris Olympic Athletes Will Have To Compete In the Middle of A Massive Heat Wave In Europe

By Brian P. McCullough and The Conversation
Science

Can We Fix Climate Change If People Don’t Believe In It? Science History Offers Hope

By Ron Barrett and The Conversation
Science

Why We Find Extreme Weather So Fascinating — And How That Can Be Used for Good

By Will de Freitas and The Conversation
Science

The Great Salt Lake Emitted More Than 4 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gasses In 1 Year

By Doris Elín Urrutia
Review

The Best Disaster Thriller of the Year Could Revive a Dead Genre

By Hoai-Tran Bui
Health

These Prescription Drugs Can Increase the Risk for Heat-Related Illnesses — Millions of Americans Are On Them

By Hannah Docter-Loeb
Science

Forgotten, Half-Century Old Film Photographs Reveal A Hidden Truth About Antartica’s Glaciers

By Ryan North, Tim Barrows and The Conversation
Space

Hurricane Beryl Likely Contributed to Boeing Starliner’s Ongoing Delays

By Kiona Smith
Health

The Number One Way To Beat A Heat Wave Is A Biological Function We Take For Granted

By Adam Taylor and The Conversation
Culture

This Big Problem With Fast Fashion Is Really Easy To Fix — Without Losing Style Points

By Maryse Côté-Hamel and The Conversation
Science

Alaska’s Glaciers are Speeding Towards a Crucial Tipping Point

By Lauren Leffer
Science

It's Not Just You — Tornadoes Are Becoming Stronger, And More Frequent

By William Gallus and The Conversation
Science

Scientists Have Found a New Climate Tipping Point — And It’s Not What You Think

By Lauren Leffer
Reel Science

Is A Planet Alive? ‘Scavenger's Reign’ Unearths A Fringe Ecological Theory

By Anna Gibbs
Science

Why Zombie Fires In The Arctic Just Won’t Die

By Kieran Mulchrone, Eoin O'Sullivan, Sebastian Wieczorek and The Conversation
Health

Eliminating This Common Pollutant Could Actually Lead to More Forest Fires

By Lauren Leffer
Science

37 Years Later, NASA Retires Its Famous Flying Laboratory

By Rob Verger
Science

When It Comes To Calculating Climate Risks, Stock Traders Turn To This Data Source

By Derek Lemoine and The Conversation
Science

What Actually Happened To The ‘Doomsday Glacier?’ Here’s What Satellite Data Shows

By Lauren Leffer
Health

Air Quality Experts Prepare For A Hazy "New Normal" As Wildfires Rage Canada

By Charles O. Stanier, Gregory Carmichael, Peter S. Thorne and The Conversation
Science

Summer 2024 Will Be Full of Some Truly Bizarre Weather Patterns

By Pedro DiNezio and The Conversation
Science

“Only Once Every 221 Years:” How Scientists Predict This Rare Clash of Cicada Broods Will Go Down

By The Conversation, John Cooley and Chris Simon
Science

Electric Air Taxis Could Be Just A Few Years From Reality

By The Conversation and Jamey Jacob