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04-25-2025
Lightning near the North Pole signals major climate shifts
A burst of lightning near the geographic North Pole is...
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04-25-2025
Forest space age: Satellites can track canopies and carbon storage
Forests are one of Earth’s greatest natural defenses against climate...
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04-25-2025
Fossil fuel companies linked to specific climate damages
Extreme weather is no longer an occasional event. Drought-fed wildfires...
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04-25-2025
Enormous hole the size of Switzerland appeared in the Antarctica sea ice, now we know why
Antarctica’s winter sea ice usually forms a bright lid over...
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04-24-2025
Melting ice can speed up continental drift and fuel volcanic eruptions
When we picture tectonic plates drifting apart and colliding, we...
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04-23-2025
Big brains and wide ranges can't save birds from climate change
Conservation scientists often reassure themselves with a simple rule of...
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04-23-2025
Goldfinches are moving to new homes in unusual places
Not all birds migrate. Some stay put. Some, like the...
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04-23-2025
Insects are still disappearing - and there are hundreds of reasons why
Step outside on a warm summer evening, and you’ll likely...
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04-23-2025
Climate change is now impacting Earth's rotation
Earth's rotation feels steady, but beneath that illusion of constancy...
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04-22-2025
​Earth Day every day: Simple tips for a greener life
Every year on April 22, Earth Day asks us to...
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04-22-2025
Microplastics are escaping from water treatment plants
Every time we wash our clothes, rinse our faces, or...
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04-22-2025
Nitrous oxide emissions erupt from farms in unpredictable bursts
The world’s ability to feed itself depends heavily on farms....
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