Science May 31 Climate change responsible for 37% of global heat deaths, new study says The study is one of the first to do a global accounting of the toll of climate change, and it only looks at a fraction of the deaths from warming.
Science Apr 28 Glaciers are melting faster than they did 15 years ago, study shows Using 20 years of recently declassified satellite data, scientists calculated that the world’s 220,000 mountain glaciers are losing more than 328 billion tons of ice and snow per year since 2015, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Nature.
World Feb 26 U.N. says Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what's needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new United Nations report finds.
Politics Jan 15 Biden picks geneticist as science adviser, elevates position to Cabinet Lander was one of the leaders in mapping the human genome. This is the first time a president's science adviser will serve on the Cabinet and Lander will be the first life scientist in the post.
Politics Nov 04 U.S. formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change The United States has formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change.
Science Sep 15 World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, U.N. report finds A new U.N. biodiversity report card highlights the decline over the past 10 years in fragile ecosystems such as coral reefs and tropical forests.
Science Sep 02 Scientists spot two black holes merged into never before seen size Black holes are getting stranger — even to astronomers. Scientists reported Wednesday they detected the merger of two smaller black holes into the first intermediate sized black hole ever observed. …
Science Aug 20 California’s wildfire-prone landscape stoked by human actions Scientists say California has a really flammable ecosystem and global warming is making it worse.
Politics Aug 13 Trump administration looks to ease showerhead water flow rules Wednesday's proposal would alter how a 1992 energy conservation law is interpreted, allowing showerheads with multiple nozzles to spray far more water. Officials say it is about consumer choice. Conservation and consumer experts call the proposal silly, unnecessary and wasteful.
Science Aug 07 Canada’s last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming The Milne ice shelf had been one of the Arctic's few remaining intact ice shelves, but at the end of July about 43% broke off. Scientists say that without a doubt it's man-made global warming at work.