Climate

  1. Animals

    Analyze This: A massive annual insect migration

    A study of seasonal insect migration gave some surprising results.

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  2. Climate

    Cool Jobs: Head in the clouds

    What do a microbiologist, an atmospheric scientist and a materials engineer have in common? They’ve all got their heads in the clouds.

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  3. Climate

    Sea ice around Antarctica shrinks to record low

    Just two years after reaching a record high, the Antarctic sea ice extent has reached a new low.

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  4. Oceans

    Climate change could stall Atlantic ocean current

    Rising carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere could disrupt the Atlantic Ocean current after all, a new analysis finds.

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  5. Climate

    Earth breaks heat record for third year straight

    Climate change and heat from a strong El Niño played roles in making 2016 the hottest year on record.

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  6. Archaeology

    Cool Jobs: Hunting surprises in thinning glaciers

    Meet three scientists who are tracking the meltdown of Earth’s glaciers. They share their adventures, predictions and unexpected discoveries.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Extreme survival: Managing the deadly cold

    Extreme cold can cause frostbite, hypothermia — even death. Knowing the risks can help keep you safe even when it’s freezing cold.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Seven tips for staying safe in frigid weather

    Maps? Check. Water? Check. Insulating clothes? Check. Here’s the checklist to consult before planning to trek out in the frigid cold.

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  9. Oceans

    Massive ice shelf is poised to break off of Antarctica

    A fast-growing crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf could soon release a truly huge hunk of ice into the ocean.

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  10. Climate

    Feverish climate is melting glaciers, study confirms

    Dwindling glaciers are “categorical evidence of climate change,” a new study affirms.

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  11. Climate

    2015’s record heat: It will soon be ‘normal’

    The record-setting global temperatures seen in 2015 could become common as soon as the 2020s, and known as the “new normal.”

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  12. Climate

    Predicting a wildfire with data from space

    When the West gets dry it can catch fire. A teen decided to find out if satellite data might show where a fire’s fuel might reside.

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