How a Microbial Evolutionary Accident Changed Earth’s Atmosphere
An extra membrane that once had digestive functions let marine microbes boost their yield from photosynthesis. Today, they're responsible for locking carbon ..
An extra membrane that once had digestive functions let marine microbes boost their yield from photosynthesis. Today, they're responsible for locking carbon ..
Snow is falling—but it doesn’t show up to replenish the river. In a drying West, researchers are racing to find out where it goes. ..
In the rainy mountains along Ireland’s west coast, the nonprofit Hometree wants to bring back a temperate rainforest ecosystem that has been gone for centuries. ..
Over the past few years, billions of snow crabs have unexpectedly disappeared from the Bering Sea. What happens to the Indigenous people who depend on them ..
Cerberus, an unofficial name for the current European heat wave, has gone viral—but some meteorologists find it sensationalistic and worry it won't help ..
Flight delays, cancellations, and violent turbulence are becoming increasingly common as extreme weather ramps up. Things are likely to get worse with ..
The mosquito-borne disease was eliminated here long ago. Now "revenge travel," global migration, poor public funding—and maybe climate change—could ..
In Held v. Montana, 16 young residents challenged what the state must do to uphold its constitution’s guarantee of a “clean and healthful environment.” ..
Climate change is making summers hotter, blackouts more common, and heat-related illness more dangerous. The power system may be resilient—but it still ..
The discovery of environmental DNA from fish species that have strayed far from their normal range is an ominous reminder of warming, changing seas. ..