Science
Advances in knowledge about climate change and the effects of warming on our world and way of life.
New Study Reveals Arctic Ice, Tracked Both Above and Below, Is Freezing Later
By Charlie Miller
This Winter’s Rain and Snow Won’t be Enough to Pull the West Out of Drought
By Alex Hager, KUNC
A Rare Plant Got Endangered Species Protection This Week, but Already Faces Threats to Its Habitat
By Wyatt Myskow
‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic Using High Heat and Chemicals Is Costly and Environmentally Problematic, A New Government Study Finds
By James Bruggers
One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say
By Bob Berwyn
In the Amazon, Indigenous and Locally Controlled Land Stores Carbon, but the Rest of the Rainforest Emits Greenhouse Gases
By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma
Road Salts Wash Into Mississippi River, Damaging Ecosystems and Pipes
By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Surprising History of Climate Change Coverage in College Textbooks
By Kiley Bense
Relentless Rise of Ocean Heat Content Drives Deadly Extremes
By Bob Berwyn
Low Salt Marsh Habitats Release More Carbon in Response to Warming, a New Study Finds
By Hannah Loss
Scientists Report a Dramatic Drop in the Extent of Antarctic Sea Ice
By Bob Berwyn
Snapshots, Hotshots and Moonshots: Images of Climate Change in 2022
By Katelyn Weisbrod
To Save the Vaquita Porpoise, Conservationists Entreat Mexico to Keep Gillnets Out of the Northern Gulf of California
By Delaney Dryfoos
A 3M Plant in Illinois Was The Country’s Worst Emitter of a Climate-Killing ‘Immortal’ Chemical in 2021
By Phil McKenna
Mathematical Alarms Could Help Predict and Avoid Climate Tipping Points
By Charlie Miller
The Capitol Christmas Tree Provides a Timely Reminder on Environmental Stewardship This Holiday Season
By Emma Ricketts
