Latest about climate change
Giant viruses discovered living in Greenland's dark ice and red snow
The giant viruses might infect algae that are increasing Greenland's ice melt. These viruses could help kill off the damaging algal blooms, helping to reduce some of the impacts of climate change.
4,000-year-old rock art of boats and cattle unearthed in Sudan paint a picture of a green Sahara
Thousands of years ago, a large swath of the Sahara may have been a green grassland ideal for raising cattle.
Cutting pollution from the shipping industry accidentally increased global warming, study suggests
A reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions may have caused "80% of the measured increase in planetary heat uptake since 2020."
The 165-year reign of oil is coming to an end. But will we ever be able to live without it?
Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here's what that transition may look like.
Ethereal algal vortex blooms at the heart of massive Baltic 'dead zone'
Earth from space In 2018, satellite images captured a stunning spiral of cyanobacteria blooming in the Baltic Sea. The swirling mass of microbes helped to create a massive "dead zone" the size of West Virginia that starved the surrounding water of oxygen.
This year's hurricane season could see 25 named storms, NOAA says in record-breaking forecast
Unusually high temperatures combined with the abatement of the El Niño could lead to more major hurricanes this year.
Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost
Alaska's melting permafrost is dumping toxic metals into the state's rivers, turning them bright orange and making the water highly acidic. The contaminated rivers are so vibrant they can be seen from space, and the problem is likely to get much worse in the future.
Warm ocean water is rushing beneath Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier,' making its collapse more likely
Warm seawater flowing into the glacier's underside could significantly accelerate the process of its collapse.
Tree rings reveal summer 2023 was the hottest in 2 millennia
Tree rings suggest the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, with temperatures exceeding those of the coldest summer in the same period by 7 degrees Fahrenheit (3.9 Celsius).
The Gulf Stream stopped pumping nutrients during the last ice age — and the same could be happening now
Atlantic currents slowed dramatically during the Younger Dryas period. By reconstructing those ancient ocean conditions, scientists think they can forecast changes over the next century.
