Stories by Gayathri Vaidyanathan

If leaks continue at present rates, natural gas may not help combat climate change

Scientists pinpoint drivers of heat waves, droughts and flooding in a new study

Climate patterns do not look like they will end the West Coast drought

The answer could help clarify how warm climate change might get

Climate change experts want more certain actions than are called for in the new proposed rule to cut carbon dioxide from power plants

While climate change may increase the occurrence of malaria, the effect can be almost completely offset by adopting control strategies

Climate change has made nights warmer in India over the past decade, an ominous sign for the nation's vital rice crop

Scientists attempt to harness the power of microbes to produce electricity and fuels

A new report finds weed resistance to pesticides growing alongside genetically engineered crops--highlighting a need for better farming practices

Scientists attempt to understand how human ancestors adapted--or not--to previous periods of climate change

A better-yielding variety of corn that has been genetically modified is coming to sub-Saharan Africa, but can it stave off hunger?

Global warming will disrupt the release of chemicals that plants use to communicate