Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries ...

As heat waves intensify and seasons slip out of their old patterns, the survival of honey bees is becoming a test case for ...

Physicists are fond of Gedankenexperimente—thought experiments that are difficult or impossible to perform in the real world. Schrödinger’s cat is a well-known example of a thought experiment, used to ...

Companies are coming up with plans to block out the sun - Private companies are jumping into the race to deploy particles to ...

When engineers and planners design roads, bridges and dams, they rely on hydrological models intended to protect ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The forest about a half hour north of Grand Rapids is quiet, with a narrow dirt road winding between tall trees. A small sign reading "Marcell Experimental Forest" is the only ...

Climate change also alters nitrogen in soils and plants, shaping food quality, water safety, and pollution risks worldwide.

Roy Scranton is an essayist, novelist, literary critic, climate philosopher, and author, most recently, of “Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress.” He teaches at the University of Notre ...

Climate action has been slow, which means that the world is in for considerable warming, more extreme weather and more harm for people who already do not have the resources to make themselves more ...