Climate

Antarctica Has Gotten 10 Times Greener in 35 Years

Our satellites are dispassionate observers of Earth's climate change. From their vantage point they watch as pack ice slowly loses…

3 weeks ago

Flowing Martian Water was Protected by Sheets of Carbon Dioxide

Mars' ancient climate is one of our Solar System's most perplexing mysteries. The planet was once wet and warm; now…

2 months ago

Satellites are Tracking the Ongoing Sea Level Rise Swamping Pacific Island Nations

The small island nations of the South Pacific are facing the harsh reality of sea level rise. Within 50 years…

2 months ago

From Frozen to Sweltering: Earth’s Climate Over the Last 485 Million Years

Earth's last half-billion years were action-packed. During that time, the climate underwent many changes. There have been changes in ocean…

3 months ago

Advanced Civilizations Will Overheat Their Planets Within 1,000 Years

Earth's average global temperatures have been steadily increasing since the Industrial Revolution. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency…

3 months ago

Can Geoengineering Protect Earth’s Icesheets?

It's time to take a thorough, more serious look at using geoengineering to protect the planet's icesheets, according to a…

5 months ago

Was Earth’s Climate Affected by Interstellar Clouds?

Scientists scour the Earth and the sky for clues to our planet's climate history. Powerful and sustained volcanic eruptions can…

7 months ago

Another Giant Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Free

On May 20th, 2024, an iceberg measuring 380 square kilometers (~147 mi2) broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica.…

7 months ago

How Animal Movements Help Us Study the Planet

Scientists have been underutilizing a key resource we can use to help us understand Earth: animals. Our fellow Earthlings have…

9 months ago

NASA and Boeing Release New Rendering of their X-66 Sustainable Experimental Airliner

Climate change is arguably the single greatest threat facing the world today. According to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) by…

10 months ago