Stories by David Biello

Unprecedented commitments to cut carbon emissions may still fall short

After decades of slow progress and massive investment, some fusion power researchers are changing tactics

Just how sensitive is Earth's climate to increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide?

Less polluting energy sources are proliferating in the U.S. If other nations join in, the results could have global impact

Global warming has become a 1-degree Celsius reality, making progress at climate talks in Paris even more imperative

Once seeking a fast approval, TransCanada wants to pause the pipeline’s review 

Nothing but fear and capital stand in the way of a nuclear-powered future

Antarctica will suffer a major meltdown if we continue to burn fossil fuels at the present pace

The Great Recession enabled bold steps to seed a clean-energy revolution

An old gene mutation is at fault

Adding aerosols to the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight might slow the loss of glaciers but not stop it

The U.S. energy transition will continue under the new plan, but it needs to move even faster

Has burning natural gas instead of coal helped the U.S. economy decarbonize? It's complicated

Montana–based Sunburst Sensors will help scientists monitor rise in ocean acidity more widely and precisely

New research suggests rising oceans could swamp the world’s coasts by the end of the century—sooner than previously anticipated

Marine life seems to create a reflective sunshade above the Southern Ocean

Iran’s attempt to develop nuclear weapons will not be the last challenge faced in a journey that began with the world’s first fission bomb test during World War II

Scientists remind policy makers that CO2 pollution must end--and soon

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

A solar-powered plane will fly for an estimated five days and nights—or ditch in the ocean

Black balls that litter the planet may prove the best marker for a new geologic epoch recognizing humanity's outsized impacts

The four-year study took thousands of samples at hundreds of sites

New autopsy results confirm mass dolphin strandings largely stemmed from BP's 2010 Macondo well blowout

The transformer fire at Indian Point Energy Center on the Hudson River is just the latest incident plaguing the U.S. nuclear industry