The contiguous-U.S. warmth of autumn 2024 was extraordinarily widespread. Every one of the lower 48 states but Oregon had a ...

The nonprofit, which provides free legal and educational support to researchers facing harassment and intimidation for their work, is preparing for a protracted struggle to defend climate scientists ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which includes the Gulf Stream, is vital to Earth's climate. Its weakening could spell disaster.

Global climate pollution hit a record high this year. But a new report finds signs of progress in the transition away from ...

To protect themselves, some cities and towns are working to create or restore what are called living shorelines, natural coastal features like reefs, dunes, and marshes filled with vegetation. These ...

The Florida landfalls of Cat 4 Helene and Cat 3 Milton gave the U.S. a record-tying fifth consecutive year with a major ...

This year, the holidays (Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza, and New Year) fall between a sobering election, a disappointing climate conference, and an ominous inauguration. To get a recipient’s attention ...

Scientists are working to breed drought- and heat-tolerance traits into common beans from tepary beans, which are native to the Sonoran Desert in Mexico and the U.S.

Coral has become one hallmark indicator of climate change in our oceans due to the close association between rapidly warming ...

Clearloop is developing solar projects in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, where renewable projects have been slow to ...

Land areas had their second-warmest November on record in 2024, according to NOAA, and global ocean temperatures were also ...

Some high school students spend summers lifeguarding or bagging groceries. But in Thornton Township, Illinois, some students get paid to spend their summers learning the skills they’ll need for jobs ...