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.
Wildfires May Pose Drinking Water Safety Issues
Experts are warning that existing water safety rules are not suitable to a world where wildfires destroy more residential areas than in the past.
‘Super-Enzyme’ Speeds Up Breakdown of Plastic, Researchers Say
A new cocktail of enzymes that degrades plastic faster is a step to fully recycling soda bottles and other waste, British and American researchers said this week.
Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest
A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.