
Trump Orders U.S. Scientists to Skip Key Climate Meeting
The U.S. is skipping a meeting for the next IPCC report, a sweeping science assessment on the current state of climate change, raising concerns about delays

Trump Orders U.S. Scientists to Skip Key Climate Meeting
The U.S. is skipping a meeting for the next IPCC report, a sweeping science assessment on the current state of climate change, raising concerns about delays

Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. Here’s What Can
Highway widening projects usually don’t solve congestion, but less expensive toll programs known as congestion pricing can. Here’s why


Why Temperatures Swung by 90 Degrees F in Parts of U.S.
Much of the U.S. has swung from temperatures in the –30s and –40s Fahrenheit to balmy weather in the 60s and 70s F

A Derecho Damaged Skyscrapers More Than a Hurricane Did
A powerful derecho last year caused more damage to Houston’s tallest buildings than Hurricane Beryl. Scientists wanted to know why

FEMA Firings Hit Agency Already Suffering Staffing Shortages
After firing 200 first-year employees this weekend, FEMA was directed "to make a list" of anyone who worked on climate or equity

Trump Takes a ‘Giant Wrecking Ball’ to U.S. Research
America's status as a global science leader is in doubt as the administration freezes funding and targets research that references climate or diversity

Too Much Salt in the Soil Is No Problem for These Crops
Halophytes that thrive in increasingly saline soils could help feed people and livestock

Trump Administration Starts Firing Energy Department and Other Employees
The Department of Energy, Forest Service and Office of Personnel Management are among agencies that have begun firing staffers

Why Aren’t We Losing Our Minds over the Plastic in Our Brains?
New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act

Trump Gives EPA One Week to Decide on Abandoning Climate Pollution Regulation
President Trump ordered EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to decide by next week whether the agency could abandon its authority to regulate climate pollution under the Clean Air Act

Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating Antarctica’s food web

Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service
NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate