Science

Q&A: Everyday Plastics Are Making Us Sick—and Costing Us $250 Billion a Year in Healthcare

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Warm Winter Threatens Recreation Revenue in the Upper Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

A New Study Revealed Big Underestimates of Greenland Ice Loss—and the Power of New Technologies to Track the Changes

By Moriah McDonald

Global Warming Could Drive Locust Outbreaks into New Regions, Study Warns

By Bob Berwyn

Q&A: To Save The Planet, Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Is Indispensable

By Katie Surma

California Isn’t Ready for a Megaflood. Or the Loss of Daniel Swain.

By Liza Gross

The World Is Losing Migratory Species at Alarming Rates

By Katie Surma

Extreme Climate Impacts From Collapse of a Key Atlantic Ocean Current Could be Worse Than Expected, a New Study Warns

By Bob Berwyn

Las Tormentas: L.A. County Meets a Next-Level Atmospheric River

By Audrey Gray

Is The Current Hurricane Warning System Outdated?

By Bob Berwyn

Q&A: What an Author’s Trip to the Antarctic Taught Her About Climate—and Collective Action

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Converging Climate Risks Interact to Cause More Harm, Hitting Disadvantaged Californians Hardest

By Liza Gross

After Another Year of Record-Breaking Heat, a Heightened Focus on Public Health

By Victoria St. Martin

In Oregon, a New Program Is Training Burn Bosses to Help Put More “Good Fire” on the Ground

By Grant Stringer

With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash

By Bob Berwyn

Q&A: How YouTube Climate Denialism Is Morphing

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

A Historic and Devastating Drought in the Amazon Was Caused by Climate Change, Researchers Say

By Georgina Gustin

Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates

By Liza Gross