
Oil reserves tapped as nuclear assertions face pushback, warming fuels hail, and microbiome affects the brain
From emergency oil reserves to nuclear scrutiny, bigger hail, and research on a connection between the aging gut and the brain

Oil reserves tapped as nuclear assertions face pushback, warming fuels hail, and microbiome affects the brain
From emergency oil reserves to nuclear scrutiny, bigger hail, and research on a connection between the aging gut and the brain

Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented rate, thanks to climate change
Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening days by 1.33 milliseconds per century


No U.S. states had a record cold winter. Nine had a record hot one
Though it may surprise East Coasters, the story of this winter was not record cold but record heat

Will El Niño return in 2026? Here’s what we know so far
Weather events like El Niño can be notoriously hard to predict, but this year could mark its return

What caused the Lake Tahoe avalanche that killed 9 skiers?
Record warmth followed by a huge snowfall led to the recent avalanche that killed at least eight skiers

Scientists may have just solved one of the strangest mysteries of Greenland’s ice sheet
Below the surface, Greenland’s ice appears to be churning up, a process one scientist described as akin to a “boiling pot of pasta”

How climate change made deadly floods in Spain even worse
In 2024 extreme rain and floods hit the Spanish region of Valencia, killing more than 230 people in the country. Now a new study shows climate change made it even worse

Trump guts climate policy, polar vortex disrupts winter, and Olympic ‘Penisgate’ rumors fly
We take a look at President Trump’s decision to reject a landmark climate finding, the cause of an unusual winter in the U.S. and the physics behind a bizarre ski jumping scandal

What repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ means for public health
The EPA has scrapped a rule stating that climate change harms human health. Here’s what that could mean

EPA scraps the ‘endangerment finding’ that climate change harms human health
The Trump administration rescinded the 2009 “endangerment finding,” ending regulation of greenhouse gases from cars and trucks

Why has this winter been so cold?
While it’s been a frigid winter in the eastern U.S., the western region of the country has seen record warmth

Even snowmaking won’t save the future of the Winter Olympics
As Earth’s temperature rises, fewer places will be suitable for hosting the Winter Olympics