What the historic snow drought means for water, wildfires and the future of the West
4:30pm By NULLAcross much of the Western United States, winter 2026 was the year the snow never came. Many ski…Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests
3:40pm By NULLPotentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean…If the Laschamps geomagnetic excursion happened today, aviation radiation exposure would be radically altered
3:00pm By NULLEarth's magnetic field acts as a vital shield against radiation arriving from space, but it is not…Using 'imaginative' AI to survey past and future earthquake damage
2:40pm By NULLResearchers have used artificial intelligence to develop a new tool for assessing earthquake damage,…How New Jersey's limits on 'forever chemicals' in tap water brought levels down
2:40pm By NULLLevels of toxic "forever chemicals" in New Jersey's public water systems dropped by as much as 55%…Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated
2:20pm By NULLFires are a recurring phenomenon in central South America, often intensified by drought and…Past CO₂ emissions may drive far bigger future economic losses
12:00pm By NULLThe economic damage yet to come from carbon dioxide emitted decades ago far exceeds the harm it has…Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C warming, study warns
12:00pm By NULLExtreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of…Low snow water content tied to higher wildfire burn severity, analysis finds
7:30am By NULLAcross much of the Rocky Mountain West, a winter of record-breaking high temperatures and…Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
5:40am By NULLBillions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan—more from seniors than…Global study identifies urgent blue carbon priorities in the fight against climate change
Tue 11:50pm By NULLAn international study warns that critical scientific and practical gaps are slowing the use of blue…Warming coastal waters emerge as primary driver of large-scale humid heat waves
Tue 6:30pm By NULLRising sea surface temperatures in coastal waters are driving 50 to 64 percent of the increase in…Satellite-driven model provides 'more realistic and reliable' predictions of sand and dust storm emissions
Tue 4:40pm By NULLThe technology used to predict sand and dust storm (SDS) severity has for decades systematically…We are flushing paracetamol down the toilet and into our water supply: Here's how it could be removed
Tue 3:00pm By NULLMany people use drugs, including paracetamol, on a regular basis to treat headaches. But only part…Earth's 40,000-year tilt cycle links Antarctic ice growth to subtropical productivity
Tue 2:00pm By NULLCycles in the growth and decay of Antarctica's ice sheets once shaped marine biological productivity…GNSS stations reveal fourfold turbulence during Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf melt
Tue 1:20pm By NULLGlobal navigation satellite systems (GNSS), which include GPS, are traditionally used for…Catchment planning boosts impact of small water retention measures
Tue 1:00pm By NULLFlooding, drought, and the loss of soil and nutrients are well-known challenges in agricultural…Continued monitoring of sunken Soviet submarine shows ongoing radioactive leakage, but little impact
Tue 11:40am By NULLIn 1989, the Soviet nuclear-powered attack submarine Komsomolets sank to the bottom of the Norwegian…Trapped subsurface heat may have triggered Antarctica's sudden sea ice loss
Tue 11:20am By NULLIn 2016, Antarctic sea ice, which had previously shown record expansion, shifted rapidly toward…A complicated future for a methane-cleansing molecule
Tue 10:20am By NULLMethane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global…
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