Earth

  1. Climate

    South Asia could face deadly heat and humidity by the end of this century

    If climate change is left unchecked, simulations show extreme heat waves in densely populated agricultural regions of India and Pakistan. 

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  2. Science & Society

    Does doom and gloom convince anyone about climate change?

    New York magazine spurred conversation with a recent article on climate change. Will its apocalyptic approach have an impact?

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  3. Earth

    Expert eavesdroppers occasionally catch a break

    Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the many ways we watch, listen and learn about science.

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  4. Materials Science

    Perovskites power up the solar industry

    Perovskites are the latest hot materials in solar energy production.

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  5. Earth

    How earthquake scientists eavesdrop on North Korea’s nuclear blasts

    Researchers monitor the power and location of underground nuclear weapons testing by North Korea.

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  6. Agriculture

    GM moth trial gets a green light from USDA

    GM diamondback moths will take wing in a New York field trial.

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  7. Climate

    Rising temps may mean fewer passengers on airplane flights

    Global warming could force airplanes to carry a lighter load — and fewer passengers —on each flight.

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  8. Climate

    Rising temperatures may mean fewer passengers on airplane flights

    Global warming could force airplanes to carry a lighter load — and fewer passengers —on each flight.

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  9. Earth

    Delaware-sized iceberg breaks off Antarctic ice shelf

    An iceberg about the size of Delaware splintered from the Larsen C ice shelf in one of the largest calving events ever recorded.

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  10. Earth

    Snow and rain tug on earthquake faults in California

    California’s water cycle is linked to periodic increases in small earthquakes.

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  11. Climate

    Climate change could exacerbate economic inequalities in the U.S.

    Counties across the United States won’t all pay the same price for climate change, a new simulation predicts.

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  12. Earth

    Battering storms caused Antarctic sea ice to shrink at record pace

    Unusually intense storms could explain why Antarctic sea ice shrank to its smallest observed extent this year.

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