Climate

  1. Physics

    Scientists take first picture of thunder

    Scientists precisely capture thunder sound waves radiating from artificially triggered lightning.

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  2. Ecosystems

    Just 1 percent of Amazon’s trees hold half of its carbon

    Roughly 1 percent of tree species in the Amazon rainforest account for half of the jungle’s carbon storage.

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  3. Climate

    Warming’s role in extreme weather quantified

    Scientists calculate how much to blame human-driven climate change for extreme high temperatures and heavy rainfall.

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  4. Space

    Driving Curiosity to discovery

    Discovery is driven by curiosity, on Mars and closer to home.

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  5. Climate

    Monster storm dominates view from space station

    A stunning photograph from the International Space Station captures the size and power of Typhoon Maysak, which clamored through the Western Pacific.

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  6. Climate

    The greatest natural disaster that almost was

    The public’s response to the widest tornado ever recorded suggests earlier warnings need to be done right.

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  7. Climate

    Weather forecasting is getting a high-speed makeover

    Meteorologists are throwing new technology at the problem of weather forecasting to provide faster and more precise predictions of the coming weather.

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  8. Climate

    Onshore hurricanes in a slump

    No major hurricanes have made landfall in the United States for over nine years. That’s a rare occurrence, new research shows.

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  9. Animals

    Dealing with droughts, museums going digital and more reader feedback

    Readers share their experiences with dry weather in the U.S., discuss how humans mentally sort quantities and more.

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  10. Climate

    Canadian glaciers face drastic demise

    Western Canadian glaciers will shrink 70 percent by 2100, a detailed melting simulation suggests.

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  11. Animals

    Eggs and other land foods won’t feed polar bears

    Polar bears will not be able to survive on land by eating birds, eggs and vegetation, a new review concludes.

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  12. Climate

    Fewer cold snaps in the forecast

    Rapid Arctic warming will reduce the frequency of cold snaps throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, new research suggests.

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