Carolyn Gramling

Carolyn Gramling

Earth & Climate Writer

Carolyn Gramling is the Earth & Climate writer at Science News. Previously she worked at Science magazine for six years, both as a reporter covering paleontology and polar science and as the editor of the news in brief section. Before that she was a reporter and editor at EARTH magazine. She has bachelor’s degrees in Geology and European History and a Ph.D. in marine geochemistry from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She’s also a former Science News intern.

All Stories by Carolyn Gramling

  1. Climate

    Wetland bacteria could make more methane in a warming world

    Warming temperatures can ramp up the activity of methane-producing bacteria in wetland soils, adding to methane emissions.

  2. Climate

    Earth’s landmasses lost trillions of tons of water this century

    Rising global temperatures are driving the sharp decline in terrestrial water storage. This trend isn’t likely to change, scientists say.

  3. Paleontology

    Could Spinosaurus swim? The fierce dinosaur ignites debate

    Researchers are still divided about whether Spinosaurus was a swimmer or a wader. What’s clear is that confirming the first swimming dinosaur would be a game-changer.

  4. Paleontology

    Scotland’s Isle of Skye was once a dinosaur promenade

    New dinosaur fossil tracks on the Isle of Skye reveal that the once-balmy environment was home to both fierce theropods and massive sauropods.

  5. Climate

    Solar geoengineering moves into the spotlight as climate concerns grow

    As global temperatures rise, scientists debate the pros and cons of solar geoengineering, a strategy to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight into space.

  6. Earth

    More details about the Myanmar earthquake are emerging

    A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

  7. Climate

    Splitting seawater offers a path to sustainable cement production

    Cement manufacture is a huge carbon emitter. A by-product of splitting seawater might make the process more environmentally friendly.

  8. Earth

    3 things to know about the deadly Myanmar earthquake

    The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.

  9. Climate

    Even desert cities could pull drinking water from the air 

    Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

  10. Paleontology

    Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago

    A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

  11. Megadroughts are on the rise worldwide

    One of the most extreme megadroughts has helped fuel wildfires in Los Angeles County and elsewhere in California.

  12. Climate

    2024 was Earth’s hottest year on record, passing a dangerous warming threshold

    Global temperatures were the hottest on record in 2024; it was the first year where the average temperature topped 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times.