Climate change is killing this Ice Age remnant
Researchers say this icy legacy will likely disappear in the next 300 years – a geological blink of an eye
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Energy transformation must start soon, experts warn
Two reports reach the same conclusion: The world must move quickly and ambitiously before it's too late
Scientists warn that mammals shrink when this happens
Global warming shrank certain animals in the ancient past, and a new study warns that it could happen again
Climate scientists raise alarm about flood risk
Devastating floods that used to hit about once a century could happen as often as once a year by 2100, researchers warm
War on global warming only way to save world's coral, study says
Scores of brilliantly colored coral reefs once teeming with life have in recent years become desolate, white graveyards
What would the U.S. look like without the EPA?
Acid rain, toxic waste and smog prompted the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
Doctors warn climate change is harming health
“It’s not only hurting polar bears, it’s hurting us” – and these doctors say we need to do something about it
Mass bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef – again
Widespread coral bleaching for a second consecutive year is especially grim news
Great Barrier Reef woes
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has fallen victim to coral bleaching for the second year in a row, according to researchers. Above-average sea temperatures cause the coral to lose their algae and turn white, making them susceptible to disease.
Memo to Scott Pruitt: How carbon is warming the planet
The scientific evidence is strong that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are contributing to rising temperatures
Pruitt's claim on carbon monoxide
Carbon dioxide emitted from vehicles and other human activity is blamed by scientists as a major driver of climate change. But Scott Pruitt, the new head of the EPA, said Thursday he is not convinced. Chip Reid reports.
The numbers are in on this freakishly warm February
"This is the new climate normal that we all need to come to grips with. And it's stunning how quickly our climate has changed," one meteorologist said
EPA chief says carbon dioxide not main cause of global warming
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's claim is contrary to mainstream climate science and the EPA's official position
Climate Diaries: Saving whales in Antarctica
John Durban and Holly Fearnbach are modern whale hunters, using modern gear to give whales a health checkup -- and finding some are in trouble
Tourists help Antarctica research
The Trump administration wants to cut the EPA's budget by around 25 percent, including a significant reduction of staff. But as Mark Phillips discovered on a recent trip to Antarctica for our Climate Diaries series, a new funding model for research is giving scientists hope.
Record temp in Antarctica
Data just released by the World Meteorological Organization confirms the world's coldest continent officially has a new record high temperature -- 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit, set in March 2015. That topped the old record of 59 degrees set in January 1974.
Record high temperatures documented in Antarctica
Temperatures on the Antarctic continent reached a balmy 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit in 2015
The mental health cost of unchecked climate change
Climate change is threatening the emotional health of humans worldwide, scientists and mental health professionals warn
Scientists warn of threats to oceans' "super-zoos"
A new study says hot spots of biodiversity in the oceans are overfished and warming fast
Bill would leave evolution, climate skepticism up to teachers
There's a simmering debate between South Dakota legislators, teachers and parents about how schools should present science
Is eco-tourism the future of science funding?
With climate-change skeptics in the White House, government funding is at risk
Mile-long iceberg breaks off of Antarctic glacier
A massive chunk of ice has broken off Antarctica's fast-changing Pine Island Glacier
Antarctica's penguins disappearing
In our Climate Diaries series, Mark Phillips continues his reporting from Antarctica, one of the most remote places on earth. He shows us the dramatic shifts happening around a half-century old research base. The icescape and the area's penguin population reveal the impact of the rapid pace of climate change.
Penguins quickly disappearing from Antarctica due to climate change
Scientists at Palmer Station on the Antarctic coast say the penguin population has declined dramatically since they began studying them four decades ago
Climate threat to wildlife may have been underreported
More than 700 of the world's threatened and endangered animal species may be directly affected by climate change, a new study says
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Northern lights might be visible across 18 states tonight
People in 18 U.S. states could see the green or red glow of the aurora in the sky Monday night into Tuesday.
"Punk rocker" dinosaur had long spikes, newly discovered fossils show
"Spicomellus is one of the strangest dinosaurs that we've ever discovered," the project's leader said.
Village swallowed by the sea 8,500 years ago found off Denmark
Divers have collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas after the last ice age from the seabed off Denmark's coast.
World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection
The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?
U.S. scientists work to preserve vulnerable species at a Smithsonian lab
Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.
See Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station
As Hurricane Erin hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape, as the effects of human-caused climate change on glaciers becomes even more starkly apparent. This story was provided by Climate Central.
What a shooting star looks like up close
A meteorite appeared as a fireball seen in several states, including Georgia, where it landed in a house. Dave Malkoff explores its past.
62-year-old fish thought to be oldest-ever trout found in Great Lakes
Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old.
mRNA tech could help fight cancer, but cuts threaten progress, experts say
Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.
New species of "deceptively cute" ancient whale found on beach
Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively cute" but a dangerous predator.
Why ASMR is making a lot of noise
ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a "brain massage," in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who's been called the "ASMR queen." Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Viktorovna about her wildly successful "Gentle Whispering" videos, and with physiology professor Craig Richard, who discusses ASMR's physical effects. Salie also visits Whisperwave, New York City's first ASMR spa. [Originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.]
Meteorite that ripped through Georgia home's roof is older than Earth
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
Butterfly populations rapidly declining in Midwest
A new study finds that butterfly populations are rapidly declining in the Midwest. Elise Zipkin, one of the authors of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.