Science
Advances in knowledge about climate change and the effects of warming on our world and way of life.
A Green Oasis Grows in North Philadelphia’s Heat Island
By Nina Sablan
Sharks on a Plane
By Johnny Sturgeon
State of the Climate: A Dimming, Overheated Planet, With Degraded Oceans
By Bob Berwyn
Wildfire Smoke Is Now a Bigger Prenatal Threat Than Human Sources of Air Pollution
By Liza Gross
Revealing Europe’s Most Critical Wetlands
By Avril Silva
The World’s Rarest Great Ape Is Worse Off Than We Thought
By Nicholas Kusnetz
A Fleet Idled by Conflict Is Now Spinning an ‘Ecological Roulette’ Across the World’s Ports
By Kate Waxman
This Year’s El Niño Could Spell Disaster for American Fishermen
By Johnny Sturgeon
European Fish Are Adapting to Climate Change in Unexpected Ways
By Johnny Sturgeon
Can Tech Keep Whales Safe From Deadly Vessel Strikes?
By Kiley Price
Global Warming Unmakes Winter in the US West
By Bob Berwyn
More Snow Is Falling as Rain in Washington, Leading to Increased Drought in Key Agricultural Areas
By Claire Barber
Trump Lashes Out at National Academies of Sciences Over Climate Guide For Judges
By Dennis Pillion
The Thriving Coral Reef That ‘Defeated Time’ in West Africa
By Johnny Sturgeon
Latest Precipitation Models Still Seem to Underestimate Risk as ‘1,000-Year’ Rain Events Pummel Texas
By Dylan Baddour
A Record-Warm Winter and Summer Heatwave Are Stoking Montana’s Wildfire Risk
By Mosabber Hossain