First Day of Dinosaur Extinction Recorded by Rocks at Asteroid Impact Site
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis, and blasted so much sulfur into the…
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis, and blasted so much sulfur into the…
Scientists with Arizona State University connections are important contributors to a newly published article in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wildfires…
Climate change is increasing the number of days of extreme heat and decreasing the number of days of extreme cold in Europe, posing a risk…
In July 2015, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency head Gina McCarthy was being grilled by lawmakers over President Obama’s Clean Power Plan requiring states to limit…
A new study published this week reveals the first evidence of a direct link between human-induced global warming and melting of the West Antarctic Ice…
The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice through climate change has only a “minimal influence” on severe cold winter weather across Asia and North America,…
A new study says pink noise may be the key to separating out natural climate variability from climate change that is influenced by human activity….
A new MIT study reports that, if China follows through with its international pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, every one of its provinces will…
More Arctic sea ice is entering the North Atlantic Ocean than before, making it increasingly dangerous for ships to navigate those waters in late spring,…
A new analysis by NASA shows that Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming…
If you want to buy good wine, Elizabeth Wolkovich says, you’re going to want to stop looking at labels and just listen to your taste…
Kelp forests grow along coastlines worldwide, largely hidden from view. Like rainforests, they’re among the planet’s most important ecosystems: beautiful but fragile habitats for a…
In the first study to predict whether different populations of the same plant species can adapt to climate change, scientists from the Max Planck Institute…
A UCLA-led team was the first to measure Greenland’s melting glaciers from the top of the ice sheet. Their discoveries could help scientists better predict…
The HELIX project warns that some impacts of global warming (such as sea level rise and coastal flooding) are already locked in and unavoidable, but…
New research from MIT reveals that about 251.9 million years ago, in a region that today is known as the Siberian Traps, a huge pulse…
Newly published research identifies the western U.S. counties with the highest risk of exposure to pollution from wildfires. Wildfires threaten more than land and homes….
New research led by NASA scientists reveals that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed…