Shark Populations Are Crashing, With a ‘Very Small Window’ to Avert Disaster
Oceanic sharks and rays have declined more than 70 percent since 1970, mainly because of overfishing, according to a new study.
How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America’s Top Climate Report
The White House repeatedly attempted to thwart the country’s premier climate science document, one meant to steer policy for years. Scientists got in the way.
Ivory From Shipwreck Reveals Elephant Slaughter During Spice Trade
A trove from a Portuguese trading ship that sank in 1533 preserved genetic traces of whole lineages that have vanished from West Africa.
Hawaii’s Fresh Water Leaks to the Ocean Through Underground Rivers
If the water could be pumped to the surface, it could help alleviate shortages on the island.
Climate Change Is Making Winter Ice More Dangerous
A new study has found that cold-weather drownings are increasing sharply in warmer parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Warming May Make Hurricanes Weaken More Slowly After Landfall
New research suggests that climate change may be causing storms to retain destructive power for longer after moving inland.
Finally, the First Room-Temperature Superconductor
It conveys electricity in the climate of a crisp fall day, but only under pressures comparable to what you’d find closer to Earth’s core.
After a Year in the Ice, the Biggest-Ever Arctic Science Mission Ends
The research ship Polarstern docked in Germany after nearly 13 months studying the rapidly changing region.
Florida Sees Signals of a Climate-Driven Housing Crisis
Home sales in areas most vulnerable to sea-level rise began falling around 2013, researchers found. Now, prices are following a similar downward path.
What’s Green, Soggy and Fights Climate Change?
You might be surprised: Protecting peat bogs could help the world avert the worst effects of global warming, a new study has found.