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May 2, 2016

'Proof' of little-known mass extinction found

A little-known mass extinction may have killed up to about 80 percent of all vertebrates on land about 260 million years ago, researchers say

May 2, 2016

Polar bears now eat dolphins, thanks to global warming

Faced with a rapidly changing habitat, polar bears are adapting with a new entr茅e: For the first time, a polar bear was seen preying on a white-beaked dolphin carcass that had been trapped in the ice in Svalbard, a group of Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean

May 2, 2016

Climate scientists criticize government paper that erases 鈥榩ause鈥� in warming

Until last week, government data on climate change indicated that the Earth has warmed over the last century, but that the warming slowed dramatically and even stopped at points over the last 17 years.

May 2, 2016

Climate change brings needed rain to Africa

Climate change has been going on since the beginning of time, but has been the source of intense debate in recent years. In the case of the Sahel area of Africa, climate change means 4 more inches of desperately-needed rainfall per year than in the past, according to a new study by climatologists in the Journal Nature Climate Change. The main cause of the increase is rising greenhouse gas emissions, it finds.

May 2, 2016

NYU faculty senate recommends ending fossil fuel investments

New York University鈥檚 faculty senate voted Thursday afternoon to recommend that the university 鈥渄ivest鈥� and strip its $3.5 billion endowment of investments of major fossil fuel stocks in order to make a statement about the dangers of global warming.

May 2, 2016

Universities under pressure to 鈥榙ivest鈥� from fossil fuels

Environmental activists are pressuring universities around the country to 鈥渄ivest鈥� and stop all investment in fossil fuels. Many are taking heed, and more than a dozen universities -- among them Stanford and Syracuse -- have already promised to stop all such investments. But around 50 others, such as Harvard, Yale, and the University of Colorado, have decided not to.

May 2, 2016

Happy Earth Day! 5 ways to get kids to help the planet

Earth is a constant marvel, especially for children who enjoy learning about its wonders

May 2, 2016

How to celebrate Earth Day 2015 with NASA

Today (April 22) is the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, and NASA has a series of activities planned to celebrate the beauty of our home planet.

May 2, 2016

Secret hideout helped penguins survive the Ice Age

Earth's last ice age was so cold that even Antarctica's emperor penguins had trouble with the chill, a new study finds

May 2, 2016

Bald eagle protects eggs, braves snowstorm

One bald eagle might be in the running for "parent of the year." Despite the cold temperatures, one bald eagle has been captured by a live camera feed from the Pennsylvania Game Commission buried up to its head in snow as it sits over its eggs. In some images from the feed, the patriotic bird's beak can be seen poking out from the pile of snow.