World Sep 22 China, U.S. unveil separate big steps to fight climate change The two nations are key to success of upcoming climate negotiations in less than six weeks. A joint US-China agreement paved the way for the historic 2015 Paris accord.
World Aug 09 Climate change report is 'a code red for humanity,' U.N. warns Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a new report.
Science Jun 07 Carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached 50% higher than when the industrial age began. And the average rate of increase is faster than ever, scientists say.
Health Jun 02 Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days Eric Lander tells The Associated Press in his first interview since he was sworn in that he's pushing for better preparedness for the next pandemic.
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.