Tag: climate change

Just a few days ago were telling you about a huge, 10,000 year old ice shelf that is set to ...

At his commencement address at Rutgers University, Bill Nye - famous for popularizing science as the Science Guy - said ...

While fjords are admired worldwide for their unique beauty, a new study has found that these natural ecosystems also act ...

The rate of global warming varies from year to year, and climate change deniers try to take advantage of this ...

Some 900 Dutch citizens have banded together and filled a lawsuit against the Dutch government over human rights, citing the ...

A "massive methane hotspot" sounds pretty bad... and bad it is - much worse than previously thought. In 2014, NASA ...

Repeat photography (or rephotography) is a technique in which photographs are taken repeatedly at a site to see how it ...

A group of leading scientists and non-profit organizations are urging museums of science and natural history to break their ties ...

Barton Bibler, a long time employee of Florida's environmental protection department, was forced by his boss to take a leave ...

The conservative Canadian government headed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper has consistently moved the country away from sustainable practices and ...

Leading climate change denier U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has had enough of NASA studying our planet: he wants NASA ...

Researchers from NASA, Imperial College in London and Texas University have discovered two seafloor troughs that allow warm ocean water ...

A few days ago, we wrote an article about our featured researchers – outstanding men and women in their field, ...

In Florida, some have already found a solution to climate change: just ignore the damn thing! According to a outrageous ...

Using both modern and historic measurements, researchers now have a more extensive view of how the Arctic sea ice has ...

The link between climate change and violent conflict has been thrown about often, but a recent study is the first ...

One of the prime arguments climate change skeptics throw about is how surface temperatures have remained more or less constant ...

Wei-Hock Soon, an aerospace engineer and a part-time employee at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is one of the few ...

The most populated city in the United States is already experiencing its fair share of floods, hurricanes and heat waves, ...

A new study has found that as the climate continues to warm, we will be dealing with more infectious and ...

Fox Glacier is one of the most spectacular sights in New Zealand, receiving on average over 1,000 visits every day. ...

When the US Senate finally agreed that global warming is real, I thought we're finally going to get some progress. ...

The living standard of everybody in the world can be increased while also reducing CO2 emissions and limiting global warming to 2 ...

Aboriginals around what is today Melbourne have been telling a story for thousands of generations - a tale of waters ...

The states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais are running out of water. According to a Brazilian ...

The big news in climate is that 2014 is the hottest year on record - but the bigger picture is ...

California's large trees or those larger than two feet in diameter have declined in numbers to half that recorded in ...

Pope Francis, well on his way on becoming the most popular and moderate pope in recent history, is preparing to ...

Rising sea levels, droughts, extreme weather, wildfires - these are just a few of the consequences of global warming. The ...

At the beginning of the year, ZME Science reported 2014 was the 18th straight year to have surpassed average 20th-century ...

Republican voters, not to mention those in power, are notorious for their refutal of man-made climate change, yet according to ...

Right now the US is struggling with bone numbing chill, so it might be hard to digest this latest news: ...

Since the mid-XIXth century average global temperatures have risen by ~0.8 degrees Centigrade, yet this figure would have been much ...

Finnish researchers analyzed meteorological data gathered over the past 166 years and found the country's average monthly temperatures have increased ...

The effects of climate change on food stock quality is well documented, yet a new study suggests that climate change ...

We've previously told you how our ancestors' adaptation to metabolizing alcohol which first happened some 10 million years ago may ...

This month, a silent drama unfolded in Peru's capital, Lima: representatives of UN countries have debated for two weeks in ...

Australia's Abbott government has been accused of intentionally taking measures that might lead to an international greenhouse gas emission target ...

Lake Powell is at historic lows, and while for kayakers it may be a great opportunity to explore channels, it raises ...

President Obama and Chinese leader  Xi Jinping agreed to sign a deal that will see the US nearly double its ...

A famous science communicator and TV personality, Bill Nye has served the world a huge favor with his programs, books ...

Scientists have long known that climate change has a major negative impact on global agriculture, potentially even threatening global food security. ...

Hima Hassenruck-Gudipati graduated this year from Caltech. She majored in mechanical engineering but minored in geology and her main area of interest ...

Climate change has many unexpected consequences - as a research has shown yet again. This time, a team of Montana ...

Friday morning, EU leaders finally reached an agreement for its 2030 energy target - member states have all agreed to ...

The ocean abyss hasn't warmed significantly since 2005, according to a new NASA study, further deepening the mystery of why global ...

Australia went through two almost unbearable consecutive summers. Of course, Australia is a naturally hot country, but the temperatures were ...

Coal fired power plant in Germany. US policymakers are considering substituting coal for natural gas by 2030 to tackle the ...

Environmental groups were outraged when Google announced in 2013 that it would fund the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a well ...