Climate Change
Feeding a Hot, Hungry Planet
Creating sustainable food systems in the face of a changing climate isn't easy—but innovators around the world are making real progress
Stories by Lisa Palmer
The Sciences
Brazil and Other Big Players Lead in South American Science
Despite myriad problems in many countries, pockets of excellence thrive in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina
Environment
Melting Arctic Ice Will Make Way for More Ships--and More Species Invasions
A new study shows immense increases in shipping are likely over the North Pole and Arctic Ocean in the coming years, alerting scientists who study invasive species
Environment
Digging into Climate Change, U.S. Students Find More Than Science
Using field trips, editorial cartoons and even parental objections, four innovative teachers are bringing global warming out of the science classroom
Environment
Climate Education Graduates to the Next Level
The science of global warming has opened rifts in U.S. classrooms like evolution before it, but teaching it differently may improve science literacy overall
Environment
Behavior Frontiers: Can Social Science Combat Climate Change?
Scientists remove some of the guesswork about how individuals will use energy in 2050 by looking at past campaigns to induce personal change and their effectiveness
Environment
Eyes Wide Shut: Earth's Vital Signs Soon to Go Unmeasured as Satellites Fail
NASA's fleet of Earth Observing System orbiters is on borrowed time due to a lack of planning and underfunding
