Climate Change
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
Stories by Jeff Tollefson
Climate Change
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
Biology
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 Change
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
Environment
Iron-Dumping Ocean Experiment Sparks Controversy
Canadian foundation says its field research could boost fisheries in Chile, but researchers doubt its motives
Policy
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 Health
Satellite Images Reveal Gaps in Global Population Data
Algorithms help to produce precise maps of where people in developing countries live and work
Climate Change
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
Weather
Mobile-Phone Signals Bolster Street-Level Rain Forecasts
Real-time analysis of wireless communications data could improve weather forecasts around the world
Climate Change
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
Environment
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
Environment
Giant Antarctic Ice Shelf Crack Threatens to Become a Massive Iceberg
Rift through Larsen C ice shelf has grown to 175 kilometers, and collapse of nearby ice shelves could offer a glimpse of its future
Weather
Race to Provide Commercial Weather Data Heats Up
A movement to privatize Earth-observing satellites is gaining ground
Policy
Rumors Swirl about Trump’s Science Adviser Pick
Climate sceptic William Happer and ardent critic of academia David Gelernter have met with the president
Energy
Perry Promises to Protect "All of the Science" at the Energy Department
Trump's nominee for Energy secretary says that he will base decisions on "sound science"
Climate Change
Trump's Pick for Secretary of State Backs Paris Climate Accord
But Rex Tillerson, Trump’s nominee, tells senators that efforts to predict climate change are ‘very limited’
Climate Change
Satellite System Tracks Glaciers' Flow in Real Time
The system is helping scientists understand how quickly glaciers and ice sheets will melt, and how fast oceans will rise, as temperatures increase
Behavior
Researchers Baffled by Nationalist Surge
Economic woes wrought by globalization are only part of the cause.
Environment
Antarctica’s Southern Ocean May No Longer Help Delay Global Warming
Researchers are studying the ocean’s carbon dynamics to improve predictions for sea level and temperature rise
Policy
Donald Trump's Presidential Election Win Stuns Scientists
Republicans sweep White House and U.S. Congress, with uncertain implications for research
