Iceland Drilling Project Aims to Unearth How Islands Form
Scientists will look into the heart of Surtsey, an island created 50 years ago by a volcanic eruption
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Make America Wait Again: Trump Tries to Delay Regulations out of Existence
The White House has been postponing environmental rules as it tries to undercut them, a Scientific American analysis shows. But a new court decision weakens that strategy
A Beach Town's Dilemma: Protect Homes or Save the Shore?
Del Mar's walkable beach could vanish completely by 2050
The Larsen C Iceberg Is Already Cracking Up
The berg has now traveled about 1.5 miles from where it broke off
The U.S. Is Not Ready to Clean Up an Arctic Oil Spill
No viable methods exist to clean up oil from ice and drilling would occur in incredibly remote areas
Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades
Revised tallies confirm that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating as Earth warms and ice sheets thaw
5 Things to Know about the Trillion-Ton Iceberg
An iceberg the size of Delaware is now on the move
What Does the Antarctic Ice Shelf Break Really Mean?
A glaciologist explains that any link to climate change is far from straightforward
Trillion-Ton Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
The massive ice chunk is one of the largest ever recorded, and scientists had been monitoring it for months
Undersea National Monument Could Be Left High and Dry
Scott Kraus, vice president and senior science advisor at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium in Boston, talks about the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, created last year and already under threat.
Sustainable Cities Put Waste to Work
Transforming costly wastes into valuable resources can make cities highly efficient
World Leaders Voice Dissent against U.S. Climate Stance
Nations reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris accord at the Group of 20 summit, highlighting U.S. isolation
"Positive Cities" Can Improve the Planet as Well as People's Lives
Urban areas can improve the planet as well as people's lives if we design them to be much more resourceful with energy, water, food and minerals
CO2 Benefits the "Rats and Cockroaches" of Marine World
Ocean acidification may be driving a cascade of changes that drains marine biodiversity
Wind-Propelled Waters Drove Antarctic Melting for Millennia
During the past 11,000 years, wind patterns have pushed warm waters from the deep ocean onto Antarctica's continental shelf
What to Believe in Antarctica's Great Ice Debate
Although not all the studies agree, most climate scientists argue that, yes, Antarctica is losing mass in a warming world
Heat Will Hit America's Poorest Worst
Economists calculate that each degree Celsius of warming will dock the U.S. economy by 1.2 percent--and increase the divide between rich and poor. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Widely Used Pesticide Is a Buzzkill for Honeybees
Findings add fuel to the debate over whether a commonly used chemical damages insect populations
Accelerating Sea Ice Floes Could Spread Pollution Faster
Arctic ice drift has been speeding up 14 percent per decade since the late 1980s
Lightning-Caused Fires Rise in Arctic as the Region Warms
The trend could worsen significantly in the future if tree cover spreads northward
