How America Can Save Its Arctic Policy
At a major Arctic symposium, experts say that iceberg swarms, melting sea ice, and crumbling coastlines are disrupting ships and displacing communities.
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The Iceberg That Just Broke Off From Antarctica, Pictured From Space on July 12th
The iceberg has a volume twice that of Lake Erie and weighs more than a trillion metric tons.
The Online Community of Enthusiasts Tracking the Arctic Sea Ice Melt
Arctic sea ice is more unstable than ever, and the ice may be melting toward a record in 2017, or not; one place to find out for sure is on the Arctic Sea Ice Blog and Forum.
The Science Behind Arizona’s Record-Setting Heat Wave
Planes are grounded, tap water comes out hot, and we'd all better get used to it.
The Hidden Lakes of Antarctica
A glaciologist stumbled across a picture of a lake where no one expected it to be, launching a…
There Was Never a Pause in Rising Global Temperatures
New research has confirmed the results of a 2015 study led by scientists at the National Oceanic and…
The Biggest Environmental Stories to Watch This Year
This is likely to be a pivotal year in the fight to halt global climate change and all…
Our Best Environment Stories From This Past Year
Stories not to miss from our environmental coverage over the past year. By Kate Wheeling A chinstrap penguin…
Where People Don’t Believe in Global Warming
Americans seem to conflate local temperatures with global trends, researchers find. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Khuroshvili Ilya/Flickr) The…
Does Endorsing Scientific Inquiry Boost Support for Environmental Regulations?
Scientific knowledge matters less than believing in the scientific method, researchers find. By Nathan Collins Jim Inhofe’s infamous…