Science
Advances in knowledge about climate change and the effects of warming on our world and way of life.
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
Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink
By Dylan Baddour
Aridity Could Dry Up Southwestern Mine Proposals
By Wyatt Myskow
Endangered Whale ‘Likely to Die’ After Suspected Vessel Strike. Proposed NOAA Rules Could Prevent Future Collisions, Scientists Say
By Kiley Price
A Common Fishing Practice Called Bottom Trawling Releases Significant Amounts of CO2 Into Earth’s Atmosphere
By Georgina Gustin
Does the Insect Repellent DEET Affect Reproductive Systems?
By Victoria St. Martin
Diet for a Sick Planet: Studies Find More Plastic in Our Food and Bottled Water
By James Bruggers
More Than 900 Widely Used Chemicals May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
By Liza Gross
New Research Explores a Restorative Climate Path for the Earth
By Bob Berwyn
Q&A: Anti-Fracking Activist Sandra Steingraber on Scientists’ Moral Obligation to Speak Out
By Liza Gross
Once Known for Its Pollution, Pittsburgh Becomes a Poster Child for Climate Consciousness
By Jon Hurdle
David Hess, Longtime Pennsylvania Environmental Official Turned Blogger, Reflects on His Career and the Rise of Fracking
By Jake Bolster
How the Dire Health Implications of Climate Change Are Unfolding Globally
Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”
What’s Going On With the Goats of Arizona
By Emma Peterson
Judge Orders Jail Time For Prominent Everglades Scientist
By Amy Green