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The greening of planes, trains and automobiles

Nicola Jones — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:03 GMT

We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up.

Geothermal power heats up

Katarina Zimmer — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:11 GMT

Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies

Hunting sky islands for genetic clues to climate resilience

Sarah J. Love and Joe Bailey — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:11 GMT

OPINION: Isolated mountaintops are hotbeds of evolutionary adaptation and great places to study how climate change affects ecosystems

Moving trees north to save the forests

John H. Tibbetts — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:06 GMT

As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.

A big boost to Europe’s climate change goals

Elise Hansen — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:28 GMT

The bloc aims to become the first carbon-neutral continent. A new policy called CBAM will assist its ambitions — and may persuade other countries to follow in its footsteps.

Losing the connection between the Andes and the Amazon: A price of peace in Colombia

Pablo Correa — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:22 GMT

The South American country, where the biodiversity of the Andes meets that of the Amazon, is losing the great natural wealth of some 1,500 square kilometers of forest each year, mainly in areas formerly under guerrilla control

The race to understand polar ice sheets

Leslie Carol Roberts — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:15 GMT

As glacial cliffs break off and destabilize frozen landscapes, glaciologist Richard Alley focuses on the fractures. The work could improve predictions about future sea-level rise.

Pursuing fusion power

M. Mitchell Waldrop — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:01 GMT

Scientists have been chasing the dream of harnessing the reactions that power the Sun since the dawn of the atomic era. Interest, and investment, in the carbon-free energy source is heating up.

The quest to understand tornadoes

Carolyn Wilke — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:18 GMT

Scientists are still grappling with how and why violent twisters form. Will new technology and computing power help?

Is this ‘age of the delta’ coming to an end?

Boyce Upholt — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:05 GMT

The wet landmasses, though inherently impermanent, have been essential to both people and wildlife for thousands of years. But recent shifts have brought on some rapid losses that worry scientists.

Scientists warned about climate change in 1965. Nothing was done.

Adam Levy — Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:30 GMT

PODCAST: A report to the US president sounded an alarm — humankind was ‘conducting a vast geophysical experiment’ by burning fossil fuels and filling the atmosphere with an ‘invisible pollutant.’ But a slick campaign by Big Oil led to confusion, politicization and dire consequences for the planet. (Season 3, Episode 1)

As glaciers retreat, new streams for salmon

Lesley Evans Ogden — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:28 GMT

Ecologist Sandy Milner has traveled to Alaska for decades to study the development of streams flowing from melting glaciers. He’s seen insects move in, alders and willows spring up, and spawning fish arrive in thousands.

The road to low-carbon concrete

M. Mitchell Waldrop — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:16 GMT

For thousands of years, humanity has had a love affair with cement and concrete. But now, industry groups and researchers are seeking solutions to the huge amounts of carbon dioxide that cement-making generates.

The race against radon

Chris Baraniuk — Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:11 GMT

Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas

Rethinking air conditioning amid climate change

Saugat Bolakhe — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:12 GMT

ACs and refrigerators help keep people safe — but they also further warm the planet. Scientists are working on eco-friendlier solutions as global demand for cooling grows.

Rising to meet the tide

Carrie Arnold — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:11 GMT

As the threat of coastal flooding grows, scientists are responding with an inundation of data. Faster and more accurate forecasts can save lives and property.

Why solar geoengineering should be part of the climate crisis solution

Betsy Mason — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:16 GMT

The controversial technology of reflecting sunlight away from the planet could help blunt the worst impacts of climate change

Quest to secure the world’s vanishing ice

David Adam — Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:28 GMT

Glaciologists dream of a cold-storage vault in Antarctica to preserve key samples of the paleoclimate

Out of Antarctica, churnings of climate change

Anil Ananthaswamy — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:25 GMT

The interplay of carbon dioxide, winds and Southern Ocean waters could be reaching an environmental tipping point

The iron ocean

Emily Underwood — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:19 GMT

Through dust, not rust, the metal plays a complex, controversial role in Earth’s climate