Climate Change
Is the hole in the ozone closing?
Posted on February 13, 2013, at 3:23 PMNew satellite data shows that the hole over Antarctica is the smallest it has been in 10 years
Why the Great Lakes are shrinking
Posted on February 7, 2013, at 11:00 AMA new report says lakes Michigan and Huron are at their lowest water levels since 1918
Working less, vacationing more: The key to slowing global warming?
Posted on February 6, 2013, at 4:55 PMAdopting a European-style work week could help slow carbon emissions, says a new study
America's hottest year ever: By the numbers
Posted on January 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM2012 was a record-melting sizzler
WATCH: An iceberg the size of a mountain cleaves itself apart
Posted on December 12, 2012, at 2:17 PMFilmmakers behind the new documentary Chasing Ice use the largest iceberg calving ever caught on film to highlight the disastrous effects of climate change
The frighteningly rapid die-off of the world's oldest trees
Posted on December 7, 2012, at 11:20 AMAcross the globe, our biggest and oldest trees are disappearing at 10 times the normal rate — and their demise could spell ecological disaster
Why it's probably too late to roll back global warming
Posted on December 5, 2012, at 2:12 PMMelting ice caps and widespread drought are virtual inevitabilities
Did global warming stop 16 years ago?
Posted on October 15, 2012, at 12:22 PMA British newspaper ignites a new fight over climate change with its interpretation of new temperature data released by the U.K. government
How China is trying to capitalize on global warming: A guide
Posted on September 20, 2012, at 10:10 AMThe Earth's changing climate is melting the Arctic ice sheets, starting a global rush for the goodies underneath
How July was the hottest month in history: By the numbers
Posted on August 8, 2012, at 2:21 PMAccording to the feds, we've suffered through temperatures unseen since they began tracking weather 118 years ago. Here's how the unsettling stats break down
Are extremely hot summers becoming the norm?
Posted on August 7, 2012, at 9:12 AMSizzling temperatures have become much more commonplace, says a new study from NASA, and they don't seem to be cooling anytime soon
Why doesn't Generation X care about climate change?
Posted on July 19, 2012, at 7:24 AMScientists are surprised to learn that Americans born between 1961 and 1981 are increasingly indifferent to rising temperatures
The Colorado wildfires: Is this what global warming looks like?
Posted on July 3, 2012, at 3:15 PMScientists have long predicted that rising temperatures could lead to extreme weather conditions, including wildfires, droughts, freak storms, and more
Exposed: The terrifying harassment faced by climate change scientists
Posted on June 25, 2012, at 8:00 AMAnthrax scares, public humiliation, and death threats are all in a day's work for some climatologists. Popular Science's Tom Clynes reveals the backstory
Heartland's ballsy attack on climate-change theory: The fallout
Posted on May 7, 2012, at 2:43 PMA conservative think tank drafts the Unabomber for a short-lived ad attempting to chip away at the scientific consensus on man-made climate change
Do wind farms actually cause climate change?
Posted on April 30, 2012, at 2:00 PMA new study suggests that green-energy-creating windmills make the air they're stirring significantly warmer
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- Everything you need to know about the cronut
- 'This country is worth dying for,' and other revelations from Edward Snowden's Q&A
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- Sarah Palin's Fox return proves conservative media outlets don't care about conservatism
- The week's best photojournalism
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- Scientists discover an entirely new human body part… in the eye
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- Why conservatives can't whitewater Obama
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