
As Earth’s Climate Unravels, More Scientists Are Ready to Test Geoengineering
More and more climate scientists are supporting experiments to cool Earth by altering the stratosphere or the ocean

As Earth’s Climate Unravels, More Scientists Are Ready to Test Geoengineering
More and more climate scientists are supporting experiments to cool Earth by altering the stratosphere or the ocean

The Arctic Seed Vault Shows the Flawed Logic of Climate Adaptation
The difficulties of the Svalbard seed repository illustrate why we need to prevent climate disaster rather than plan for it


Summer 2024 Was the Hottest Ever Measured, Beating Last Year
The year 2024 could easily shape up to be the hottest ever measured, climate scientists say

An ‘Unidentified Seismic Object’ Shook Earth for Nine Days—Now We Know What It Was
Scientists have traced a baffling monotonous planetary hum that lasted for nine days back to a glacier in Greenland

Elon Musk Owes His Success to Coming in Second (and Government Handouts)
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, owes his superstar success to self-satisfied competitors who blew obvious opportunities

Scientists Will Engineer the Ocean to Absorb More Carbon Dioxide
A research consortium plans to revive geoengineering trials of the controversial iron fertilization technique to pull carbon dioxide from the air, despite public backlash

Presidential Debate Features Fracking while Climate Change Is Mostly Ignored
Donald Trump all but ignored climate change at Tuesday’s presidential debate while Kamala Harris voiced support of both fossil fuels and increased clean energy spending

Hurricane Francine Heads toward Louisiana, Ending Atlantic Hurricane Lull
Tropical Storm Francine formed on Monday, ending a lull in the Atlantic hurricane season. It is expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane

We Must Secure Our Future in a Hotter, More Dangerous World
Defending the U.S. is much more complicated in an era of climate change

U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted
By vastly understating the number of heat-related deaths, medical officials make it harder to improve heat safety and save lives

Brutal Heat Wave Will Extend Streak of 100 Days of 100 Degrees F
Summer has been brutally hot in the Southwest, toppling records set just last year, and the heat isn’t over yet

Cutbacks to U.S. Antarctic Science Risk Geopolitical Shifts at the South Pole
Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent