WeatherMarch 5, 2018
Latest U.S. Weather Satellite Highlights Forecasting Challenges
Researchers begin to tackle the technical obstacles to incorporate observations from space into weather models
Stories by Jeff Tollefson
Jeff Tollefson works for Nature magazine.
PolicyFebruary 12, 2018
Trump Budget Gives Last-Minute Reprieve to Science Funding
Funding for the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health would hold steady after Congress agrees to lift spending caps, but details are fuzzy
PolicyJanuary 23, 2018
China Declared World’s Largest Producer of Scientific Articles
International competition is increasing, but the United States remains a scientific powerhouse
ConservationJanuary 11, 2018
Climate Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Blue Carbon
Results from a soil survey could bolster efforts to monitor and protect wetlands around the globe
Climate ChangeNovember 3, 2017
U.S. Government Report Says Climate Change Is Real, and Humans Are to Blame
Conclusions of climate-change science analysis are at odds with U.S. President Donald Trump's policies
PolicyNovember 3, 2017
Controversial Chairman of U.S. House Science Committee to Retire
Representative Lamar Smith, a Republican from Texas, will not run for re-election in 2018
PolicyOctober 31, 2017
EPA to Bar Scientists It Funds from Serving on Advisory Boards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the policy would address potential conflicts of interest, but scientists raise alarms
Climate ChangeOctober 12, 2017
Trump Picks Weather Company Chief to Lead Climate Agency
Barry Myers would bring private weather forecasting experience to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Climate ChangeSeptember 19, 2017
Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius May Still Be Possible
Analysis suggests researchers may have underestimated how much carbon humanity can emit, although critics disagree
Climate ChangeAugust 28, 2017
U.S. Energy Agency Asked Scientists to Scrub References to Climate Change
Researchers were told to censor descriptions of projects funded by a Department of Energy laboratory
PolicyAugust 23, 2017
U.S. Science Envoy Resigns to Protest Trump Policies
Energy researcher Daniel Kammen faults president's positions on climate change, energy and his failure to condemn white supremacists
Climate ChangeAugust 21, 2017
U.S. Government Disbands Climate-Science Advisory Committee
Panel sought to help businesses and state and local governments prepare for effects of warming
Climate ChangeAugust 17, 2017
California Scientists Push to Create Massive Climate Research Program
Effort backed by the state’s flagship universities comes as US President Donald Trump shrugs off global warming
Climate ChangeAugust 1, 2017
Fears Rise for U.S. Climate Report as Trump Officials Take Reins
Officials at the EPA are consulting global-warming sceptics as they weigh up a technical review
Climate ChangeJuly 19, 2017
Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades
Revised tallies confirm that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating as Earth warms and ice sheets thaw
BiologyJune 23, 2017
Air Guns Used in Offshore Oil Exploration Can Kill Tiny Marine Life
Lethal effects from pulses of sound used to probe the sea floor can travel over a kilometer
Climate ChangeJune 2, 2017
How Scientists Reacted to the U.S. Leaving the Paris Climate Agreement
What the U.S.'s departure from the historic pact means for efforts to fight global warming
EnvironmentMay 24, 2017
Iron-Dumping Ocean Experiment Sparks Controversy
Canadian foundation says its field research could boost fisheries in Chile, but researchers doubt its motives
PolicyMay 23, 2017
Trump Budget Would Slash Science Programs across Government
Cuts include 18 percent at the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent at the Environmental Protection Agency
Public HealthMay 11, 2017
Satellite Images Reveal Gaps in Global Population Data
Algorithms help to produce precise maps of where people in developing countries live and work
Climate ChangeApril 28, 2017
Major Report Prompts Warnings That the Arctic Is Unraveling
The polar region is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet
WeatherApril 10, 2017
Mobile-Phone Signals Bolster Street-Level Rain Forecasts
Real-time analysis of wireless communications data could improve weather forecasts around the world
Climate ChangeMarch 28, 2017
How Trump Plans to Wipe Out Obama-era Climate Rules
The president has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reverse limits on carbon emissions from power plants
EnvironmentMarch 11, 2017
EPA Is Pounded in Many Ways
Congress and the White House are attacking the agency's budget, controlling data and barring advice from scientists who have EPA grants