News & Commentary

How Many Ways Can Ice Melt?

June 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study shows how little we know about ice ages, warm periods, and what happens in between.

Let the Bustards Be

June 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study says captive breeding programs often do endangered species more harm than good.

Has ALEC Lost Its Touch?

June 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The supposedly powerful conservative organization is on a serious losing streak.

Monkey See, Monkey Flu

June 4, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

By destroying primate habitat in Malaysia, we are exposing ourselves to a rare and dangerous form of malaria.

Ready, Fire, Aim

June 3, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is killing thousands of cormorants without even considering the ethics.

Sea Change

June 1, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Global warming could condense three million years of changes in the oceans into less than one century.

Hot in Hyderabad

May 28, 2015 ExplainerIndiaBrian Palmer

Your questions about the Indian heat wave, answered.

Has Oil Spill Cleanup Improved at All?

May 27, 2015 ExplainerCalifornia, WestBrian Palmer

Why are we cleaning up the Santa Barbara oil spill with shovels and buckets?

A Variation Variable

May 27, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Unraveling the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation will help us better understand climate change.

The Science of Sea Spray

May 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The bubbles and droplets on the ocean surface (and what lives in them) may have a big influence on climate.

Yes, in Your Backyard

May 21, 2015 PerspectivesTexasBrian Palmer

Texas tells local governments not to mess with oil and gas.

Do We Exhale Carbon?

May 19, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Your bodily emissions have at most a negligible impact on climate change, and you may even be a modest carbon-sequestration device.

Accident at Indian Point

May 14, 2015 Latest NewsNew YorkBrian Palmer

Is it safe to operate a nuclear reactor 34 miles from 8.4 million people?

The Dirt on Dirt

May 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

The world’s soil helps us grow food and store carbon. So why are we letting it waste away?

Pass the Tissues (and the Inhaler)

May 12, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new report explores the sneezier and wheezier side of global warming.

Yet Another Faux Pause

May 11, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Sea-level rise is accelerating, just like climate change science says it should.

One Million, Two Million, Three Million Years Ago…

May 8, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Global atmospheric CO2 is now above 400 ppm. It’s the first time since…when exactly?

Not a Creature Was Stirring—Except for the Power Meter

May 7, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Nearly one-quarter of home energy goes to energy vampires. Who can save us?

More Evidence! No, Wait...Less Evidence!

May 5, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Climate change deniers in Congress complain about a lack of data while trying to defund NASA’s climate change research.

Bomb Squad #Fail

May 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The new rules for oil trains are horrifyingly inadequate.