Climate Change

Summer is here—in April? Many East Coast states will see unusually hot days this week

An update on NASA’s historic moon mission, alarm over the low snowpack in the western U.S. and a move that could endanger wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico

A Wisconsin-sized region of frozen soil is thawing fast, releasing three trillion more gallons of water per year than it did just four decades ago

A record warm winter meant that snow levels across the western U.S. were already low, but an incredible March heat wave has made things even worse

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission, the Iran war’s carbon fallout, the looming climate cost of rebuilding and a hopeful new Lyme vaccine

The Arctic sea ice maximum this year effectively tied for the lowest ever on record, with major implications for polar ecosystems and global warming

Climate scientist Kate Marvel talked to Scientific American about her decision to leave NASA amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges

The past 11 years were the 11 hottest on record amid an increasing onslaught of climate-driven disasters, the World Meteorological Organization said in a new report

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing, and a new study finds that extreme weather may be juicing their rise

An astoundingly strong heat wave is not just setting records across the western U.S.—it’s pulverizing them

From emergency oil reserves to nuclear scrutiny, bigger hail, and research on a connection between the aging gut and the brain

Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening days by 1.33 milliseconds per century