
This July 4 is going to be dangerously hot for the East Coast. Here’s what to know
A prolonged, intense heat wave will make temperatures feel as hot as 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern U.S. this week

This July 4 is going to be dangerously hot for the East Coast. Here’s what to know
A prolonged, intense heat wave will make temperatures feel as hot as 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern U.S. this week

France just hit its hottest day ever recorded
Scorching temperatures across France rose to a record-breaking average 30 degrees on Wednesday


Extreme heat is muddling animals’ brains—and even triggering aggression
As temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn

Allie Balter-Kennedy
Exploring ice cores to foresee the effects of climate change

Colin Carlson
Explaining how climate change affects ecological diversity and human health

Dmitrii Kochkov
Making artificial-intelligence tools to predict what climate change will mean for extreme weather

J. Marshall Shepherd
The well-regarded meteorologist shares advice for young scientists to become as good at communication as they are at discovery

Michael E. Mann
The famed climatologist talks about how science in the U.S. is under attack

Earth’s permafrost could soon release hidden ‘deep carbon,’ supercharging warming
Melting permafrost is releasing carbon into the atmosphere, but scientists may have underestimated just how bad the situation may be, a new analysis finds

El Niño is here and could tip Earth to a new record hot year
Scientists have been expecting El Niño to set in for quite a while now—and it’s finally official

The 2026 World Cup will bring the heat. Here's how to keep cool
Extreme heat poses a risk to players, spectators and workers—find out where the danger is and how to keep cool

Increase in wildfire-driven ozone linked to premature deaths across the U.S.
Smog from wildfires is getting worse across much of the U.S., according to a NASA-funded study