“High temperatures are also accompanied by weak winds, causing the atmosphere to stagnate. So the air just...
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Bleaching occurs when overly warm ocean waters cause coral to expel the algae living inside of it,...
Illustration © iStockphoto.com/traffic_analyzer Instead of engineering nature into standardized systems of production, we should look for ways...
HVAC ventilation exhaust for a 12-story building Building healthier structures for their occupants is a cornerstone of...
By Carolyn Beeler / 04.16.2016 Scientists have long warned about the potential for the West Antarctic Ice...
“What we found is they knew a great deal, and they knew it much earlier and with...
By Zoë Schlanger / 04.12.2016 For people living on the thousands of islands that dot the seas,...
Sarah Palin doesn’t have the guts to debate Bill Nye, so she’s debating a video instead By...
Creative Commons By Andreas Vihelmsson Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Medicine and Global Health Lund University Formerly known...
The World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. Creative Commons: Deborah W. Campos By Isiah Holmes / 04.09.2016...
The plaintiffs celebrate after Friday’s ruling. (Photo: Our Children’s Trust) Decision marks ‘tipping point on the scales...
Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Al Gore brought a dose of optimism about climate change to Harvard, saying...
By Juan Lopez / 04.05.2016 This may sound like the rant of a half-crazed street-corner preacher prophesying...
Photo by Kjetil Alsvik / Statoil ASA Elizabeth Finkel Belinda Smith Editor’s note: This feature was adapted...
Photo by Abiy Getahun/Oxfam By combining satellite and on-ground weather information, scientists are improving our ability to...
Illustration by Rachael Balsaitis By Mary Wilcox / 04.04.2016 Wind power is booming in Mexico. With more...
In this March 5, 2004 file photo, a man walks along a path lined with elm trees...
Illustration by Dave Murray Toronto-based Ecobee has morphed into a heavy hitter in the burgeoning home thermostat...
Photo of The Rose energy efficient apartments by Bill Klotz, reprinted with permission from Finance & Commerce...
Rubin points to the Canadian prairies as one area that will benefit from warmer temperatures. Photo from...
Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to her supporters during her Primary Night...
From Greenpeace on YouTube / 04.01.2016: At a Hillary Clinton rally at SUNY Purchase campus today, the...
Dr. John Church CISRO Fellow Dr. Peter Clark Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State...
Image by Les James / Creative Commons From Hemant Mehta at The Friendly Atheist / 03.29.2016: The...
Arctic sea ice was at a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second straight year. At...
Mangrove patch in the arid landscape of Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Octavio Aburto / iLCP, Author provided...
We need to figure out a better way to communicate science that balances technology and nature. Illustration...
After record high winter temperatures reduced parts of the course to a bone-jarring, sled-wrecking obstacle course, is...
NEWTOK, AK – JULY 06: The marshy, tundra landscape surrounding Newtok is seen from a plane on...
Photo © iStockphoto.com/BERGMANNSTUDIO February 29, 2016 — Nuclear power is dead. Long live nuclear power. Nuclear power...