Stories by David Biello

Stolen e-mails and computer code do nothing to change average temperature trends, but they could damage climate researchers' credibility just when polls are showing public belief that greenhouse gases are warming the planet is ebbing

Test flight results have been good, but questions remain whether jet biofuel be produced in large quantities--and sustainably

Scientists propose a set of safe limits for human impacts on Earth

With greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise, strong efforts will be required to reverse global warming

Is there a safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to prevent "dangerous anthropogenic interference" in the climate?

A survey delving into the past 30 years in sub-Saharan Africa reveals that temperature changes match up with a significant increase in the likelihood of civil war

CO2 emissions rise as natural sinks slow, but how can scientists precisely track this greenhouse gas, especially in advance of a potential global treaty to reduce its emissions?

The world's first power facility to capture and store a portion of its carbon dioxide has begun operating in Appalachia

Efforts begin to sequester carbon dioxide

A new study shows how household improvements, such as better insulation, could cut U.S. carbon emissions by more than 7 percent

Flights aim to record and understand rapid melting in Antarctica and Greenland

How much do policymakers shape the science that comes out of government agencies?

Contest aims to award $10-million prize to the best new automotive design, and gives a glimpse of what the energy-efficient car of the future may look like--and what will power it

China is rushing to build dams along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, in part to protect the Three Gorges Dam, but can such hydropower development be done better?