Climate Science
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What happens when wildfire meets permafrost in Alaska?
Will the world end in fire or ice? Climate scientists weigh in.
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Climate change leaves trees out to dry
We’re OK with the drought killing your lawn — but, c’mon, the trees, too?
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Why crushing bees into soup could actually help them
By studying the bees' DNA, scientists can better understand what's killing and saving them.
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Sorry, polar bears. It’s worse than we thought
A new study looked at polar bears' prospects as the world warms. The verdict? Bad, or very bad.
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Ocean acidification: Not just for oceans anymore!
Rivers are acidifying, too, and baby salmon are struggling.
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This amazing map is a guide to San Francisco’s hidden waterways
A new map shows where you can catch glimpses of San Francisco's original watershed system underneath the urban skin.
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Humans really are unprecedented in Earth’s geological history — and that’s a bad thing
The science is in! The planet hasn't changed this much since the evolution of multicellular animals.
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Oslo builds its bees a highway of flowers
We've crowded nature out of much of our cities -- but we can always invite it back in.
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These lovely, innocent wildflowers are slowly dying. Thanks, climate change!
Flowers are losing species diversity as winters get warmer and drier, according to a new study.
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This chart will silence your friends who make excuses for climate change
You know all those other explanations for climate change? A brilliant infographic shows how lame they actually are.