News & Commentary

Something's Hot in the State of Denmark

November 4, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalAlisa Opar

An 18-year survey hints at how global warming may be changing the face of Danish bugs.

Be Careful What You Wish For

November 3, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

TransCanada once wanted the State Department to fast-track its approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Now the company is begging for more time.

Down in the Dumps

November 2, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

As megafauna (and their huge fecal deposits) disappear, so do their important contributions to the earth’s nutrient cycle.

Sunken Treasure

October 30, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Shipwrecks are the main event at a newly proposed marine sanctuary, but scientists hope to find much more.

INDC: The Acronym Standing Between Us and Disaster

October 29, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

What’s an intended nationally determined contribution?

The House Anti-Science Committee

October 28, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

By harassing climatologists, a notorious group of congressmen renews its war against scientists.

DIY: Sexy Apocalypse

October 28, 2015 Latest NewsPerrin Ireland

There’s no need for hot devils and sultry zombies on Halloween—the natural world is chock-full of terror…and temptation.

The Witch Hunt

October 28, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Why the animal “monsters” decorating our doors and mailboxes this Halloween are afraid of you.

Biting Back

October 22, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Backyard breeders are creating a new kind of hero honeybee—one that chomps off the legs of mites and saves the hive.

The Smell Test

October 21, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalAlisa Opar

The reasons a man has for holding poop and feathers under the beaks of sleeping penguins.

Is Justin Trudeau Canada’s Climate Savior?

October 20, 2015 Latest NewsCanadaBrian Palmer

The complicated environmental policies of Canada’s new prime minister.

Catch of the Day

October 19, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Scientists find super rare river sharks hiding in plain sight at a Papua New Guinea fish market.

Climate Change Is so Clingy

October 16, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

Hey, Tarzan, your vines are messing with our carbon storage.

No Debate

October 15, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The brief and embarrassing history of climate change in presidential debates.

Fecal Attraction

October 13, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Poop has a lot to tell us about the mating game—and this zoo scientist is getting the scoop on how to save endangered species in the wild.

Climate Change, Ahoy!

October 13, 2015 Latest NewsAfricaBrian Palmer

A new study says the Horn of Africa is going to get hotter and drier, driving poverty and piracy.

Unleaded, Please

October 9, 2015 Latest NewsFlintSusan Cosier

Toxic tap water is just not acceptable in 2015 (in Flint, Michigan, or anywhere else).

Putting the “Green” in Green Energy

October 9, 2015 Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer

India says it can’t meet its carbon-reduction pledge without help. Any takers?

The Point of No Return

October 8, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesChelsey B. Coombs

A new study shows cacti face high extinction threats, a fact that should poke us into action.

Heat Exchange

October 8, 2015 Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer

An Indian public-health official thinks the United States could learn a thing or two from her country about dealing with climate change (and vice versa).