Greenland's Meltwater Is Raising Sea Level Faster Now
A mechanism preventing sea level rise on the Greenland ice sheet just backfired in the face of climate change, scientists find.
Obama: Mississippi Flooding an Official Disaster
Federal disaster relief will be on its way to several flood-pummeled communities.
2015 in Pollution: A Toxic Roundup
From lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan to the plume of methane still spewing into LA's air supply.
Microbeads Are About to Be Illegal in the United States
Currently, 8 trillion microbeads find their way into streams and oceans in the U.S. every single day.
Mississippi River Is About to Have a Record Flood
The river's flood crest is predicted to be nearly 50 feet in the coming days.
California's Future Is in the Hands of Its Dying Trees
Researchers used laser-imaging technology mounted to a plane to map the tree health of California's forests and found things may soon get a lot worse.
The Death of a Jewish Ex-Gay Therapy Organization
A program to "heal" Jewish homosexuals is finally forced to defend its shocking methods in court.
Elon Musk: Force Volkswagen to Make Zero-Emission Cars
Fixing old diesel cars is a waste of time and money, the letter reads. Make clean cars instead.
Record Arctic Air Temperatures Are Wreaking Havoc on Walruses and Everything Else in the Region
The U.S. government's Arctic "report card" for 2015 is bleak.
Earlier Death a Hazard of Winning a Presidential Election, Study Says
Something to keep in mind on GOP debate night.
Reevaluating the Two-Degrees Warming Threshhold
Almost all damage to categories like coral reefs and plantlife will have already occurred.
The Island of Nauru Could Live or Die at the Hands of COP21
The tiny island nation has a lot at stake.
Schwarzenegger Doesn't Give a Damn About Climate Denial
The former California governor gets blunt in a Facebook post during the Paris climate talks.
Global Emissions to Stall in 2015
But with emissions still on the rise in many countries, the plateau is likely to be temporary.
Scientists Hijack a Rose's Natural Circuitry, May One Day Turn It Into a Bedside Lamp
Right now, we burn trees for energy. What if we could plug them into our power grid instead?
Volkswagen Admits to EPA That Defeat Device Is in All 2009-2016 3-Liter Models
The company disclosed the news in a meeting with the EPA on Thursday.
GM Salmon Coming to a Supermarket Near You
The "AquAdvantage " salmon has a gene from another species enabling it to grow twice as fast as its natural counterparts.
This October Was the Hottest Ever Recorded
The NOAA announced that October 2015 obliterated the global record for heat since records began in 1880.
Here's How Much Groundwater We Actually Have Left
For the first time, researchers used data to visualize how much groundwater is left on Earth.
President Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
The project, he said, would have done less than promised for the U.S. economy, and would "undercut" the country's position as a global leader in fighting climate change.
How the World Feels About Climate Change, in Charts
Pew asked 45,435 adults in 40 countries how they felt about climate change.
Differences of Human Languages Driven by Climate and Environment
Factors like tree cover, temperature and the rugged terrain shaped how different our languages sound, according to new research.
Antarctica Is Gaining Ice. Here's Why That's Not Actually Good News
Scientists who study sea level rise have a brand new mystery on their hands.
EPA: Porsche Included in Volkswagen Scandal
The regulator says that an "unknown number" of 2016 models also have the "defeat device" cheat code.
Two Numbers: Bacon Is Carcinogenic, but So Is the Air You Breathe
And despite what you may have read, neither is nearly as bad for you as smoking cigarettes.
VW Emissions Cheating Responsible for 60 Early Deaths
A new study from MIT found that the excess pollution will kill about 60 Americans prematurely.
What's So Bad About Bacon?
Here's why processed meats are now considered definitely cancer-causing, while unprocessed meats got the less-severe "probably carcinogenic" designation.
Two Numbers: Antarctic Ice Shelves Could Collapse by 2100, Unless a Lot Changes
We can save the planet if world powers commit to peaking global emissions around mid-century and reducing them steadily thereafter.
Your Desk Job is Killing You: Kidney Disease Edition
For every additional 80 minutes you spend sitting, your risk of kidney disease shoots up.
Justin Trudeau, Canada's New Prime Minister, Has Ties to Keystone XL
Trudeau also says he won't set a specific emissions reduction target for Canada.