Earth

Can we remove enough CO₂ from the atmosphere to slow or even reverse climate change?

Fracturing of Himalayan glaciers could make them melt faster, threatening the water supply for more than a billion people in Asia 

We take a look back at some of the hottest geology of 2018, and get a glimpse of what 2019 has to offer

Experts reveal 15 emerging trends that will significantly influence plants, animals and ecosystems—for better and worse

Motivated by events like Hurricane Harvey, researchers are trying to determine how climate change interacts with agriculture, energy, transportation and other human systems

Santa has a source on an icy Arctic island!

The latest roundup of geologic goodness

Warming temperatures may be causing tundra ponds to evaporate or drain into thawing permafrost

Radar instrument aboard a Japanese probe can spot signs of gas seeping from lakes that form as the ground thaws

Millions of years from now, the geologic record of the "Anthropocene" will be littered with plastics, yes, but also chicken bones. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

As higher elevations warm, melting glaciers and disappearing snow will create major challenges

Sea ice is the thinnest it's been at any time in the last 30 years, and wild reindeer and caribou populations continue to decline