Climate Change

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread

A break down of why Venezuela’s oil boom is clashing with a hotter, more fragile planet

The Clean Air Act has saved millions of lives, but the EPA will stop calculating those benefits for at least some proposed regulations

Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade

The skyrocketing electricity demands of AI data centers—and a cold snap—are driving up America’s emissions after years of declines, a new report finds

An area of high pressure is bringing record-high heat to some parts of the U.S., with an added boost from climate change

In the latest effort to undermine climate action, President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, which underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures

Capsizing icebergs are violently clashing with the crumbling end of the Doomsday Glacier

Antarctica’s New Year’s celebration is unlike any other: every January 1 scientists physically move the South Pole. This is why

As Christmas trees face mounting challenges from climate change, researchers explore solutions to help ensure that a beloved holiday tradition endures in a warming world.

Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? The odds of snow on the big day comes down to a mix of climate and weather, scientists explain

A look back at 2025’s biggest science stories—from federal upheaval and public health setbacks to climate policy reversals and groundbreaking discoveries in space.