Like a lot of Earth scientists, I was originally drawn to geology because I loved mountains, the Grand Canyon, and the ocean.

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The summer of 2023 was one of the hottest ever in Europe. According to recent research by Elisa Gallo and her team at ISGlobal in Barcelona, Spain, the heat contributed to more than 47,000 deaths ...

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Farmers are grappling with intense weather extremes and shifting seasons, and the nation faces escalating threats to food ...

As fall settles in and the leaves turn from green to red to brown, your editors have been thinking about an often-taboo subject. We got together to talk about our culture’s relationship with the end ...

The 2024 ‘State of the climate’ report says climate scientists are more worried than ever and calls for ‘transformative science-based solutions across all aspects of society.’ ...

In many parts of Latin America, when the dark of night descends, the vampire bat emerges. Vampire bats are famous for feasting on the blood of live animals. As the climate warms, they’re spreading ...

Nadine and Oscar were the first two named Atlantic storms of 2024 to develop on the same date. They arrived just after a ...

At Bishop’s Orchard in Connecticut, sunlight helps grow apples, berries, and pumpkins. And now Bishop’s Orchard is also using sunlight to produce electricity with nearly 1,500 solar panels. The panels ...

Some varieties get brown and blister on the tree. Others drop prematurely, before ripening. Decades ago, Chris Walsh – now an emeritus professor at the University of Maryland – started researching and ...

By the end of 2023, there were over half a million jobs in wind, solar, and energy storage in the United States, according to the Department of Energy’s 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Jobs Report.