A Microscopic Issue of Unknown Consequences
By HENRY FOUNTAIN Climate change may impact even the smallest organisms, like photosynthesizing microbes that play a critical […]
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Too Much of a Good Thing
By NATALIE ANGIER Carbon dioxide keeps the earth unfrozen by retaining the sun’s energy, but our use of […]
It’s Not Genghis Khan’s Mongolia
By RACHEL NUWER Winters and summers that have grown more extreme imperil a country’s herding tradition. Published: September […]
Global Warming Concerns Grow
By MARJORIE CONNELLY More than half of Americans said global warming was caused by human behavior, the highest […]
Portland Will Still Be Cool, but Anchorage May Be the ...
By JENNIFER A. KINGSON Scientists trying to predict the consequences of climate change say that they see few […]
For Polar Bears, a Climate Change Twist
By JAMES GORMAN Warmer temperatures are giving polar bears less time to hunt seals but leading them to […]
Study Confirms Criticism of Big Bang Finding
By DENNIS OVERBYE Astronomers who say they detected ripples from the Big Bang appear to have underestimated the […]
Testing Future Conditions for the Food Chain
By JUSTIN GILLIS Researchers are trying to mimic the growing conditions expected to arise decades in the future […]
SpaceX Launches 3-D Printer, Other Station Gear
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A SpaceX cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday, carrying the […]
Scientists Report Global Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by JUSTIN ...
By JUSTIN GILLIS The report on the emissions growth, 2.3 percent last year, showed that the world remains […]