Climate

  1. Climate

    Real estate is tight as marine species move to cooler waters

    Marine species migrating amid global warming face shrinking habitats in cooler locations.

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  2. Climate

    Global warming ‘hiatus’ just an artifact, study finds

    Skewed data may have caused the appearance of the recent global warming hiatus, new research suggests.

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  3. Climate

    Titanic typhoons are in the forecast

    Warming subsurface water in the Pacific will boost average typhoon intensity 14 percent by 2100, new research predicts.

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  4. Climate

    Everest could lose most of its ice by the end of the century

    Glaciers around Mt. Everest will lost most of their ice by the end of the century, new research predicts.

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  5. Climate

    Everest could lose most of its ice by 2100

    The Everest region of the Himalayas could lose 73 to 96 percent of its ice by 2100, new research predicts.

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  6. Climate

    Next icy era may be on hold

    Carbon emissions from humans may have postponed Earth’s next glaciation, new research suggests.

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  7. Climate

    Tranquil ecosystems may explain wild swings in carbon dioxide stashing

    Semiarid ecosystems, such as grasslands and shrublands, are behind the large variation in the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide sucked in by land each year.

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  8. Climate

    Once-stable Antarctic glaciers are now melting rapidly

    A group of glaciers in Antarctica that were once stable started rapidly melting in 2009, new research shows.

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  9. Animals

    Rising temperatures may cause problems for cold-blooded critters

    Ectotherms cannot easily handle extreme temperatures, a new study finds.

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  10. Climate

    Flood planners should not forget beavers

    Beaver dams can reduce flooding downstream, new research shows.

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  11. Climate

    Rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide rise unprecedented

    The current rate of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere is unprecedented over at least the last 66 million years, new research shows.

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  12. Astronomy

    Wandering planets, the smell of rain and more reader feedback

    Readers consider how hard it would be to fashion Paleolithic tools, discuss what to call free-floating worlds and more.

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