February 12, 2020 What happens in a nuclear apocalypse? Since the creation of the atom bomb, the threat of nuclear war has loomed. Endless films and books have dealt with the nuclear apocalypse and its aftermath, but what would a nuclear apocalypse really look like?
February 12, 2020 Rep. Bruce Westerman: Our most advanced carbon-capture device? Trees It’s our responsibility to teach future generations how to grow healthy forests.
January 23, 2020 Did closing the ozone hole help slow Arctic warming? The global treaty that protected the Earth's ozone layer did more than just maintain a crucial protective covering for our planet.
January 23, 2020 15,000 year-old viruses locked in a Tibetan glacier could be released A massive glacier on the northwestern Tibetan Plateau in China has been the home to never-before-seen viruses, trapped for 15,000 years.
January 23, 2020 Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg should study economics before calling for fossil fuel divestment U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took a shot at Greta Thunberg -- the famed teen climate activist -- on Thursday over her push at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for companies to immediately cease all investments in fossil fuels.
January 21, 2020 Thunberg slams Davos elites on climate as Trump takes stage DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Young climate activists including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg told business and political elites gathered Tuesday at the World Economic Forum that they aren't doing enough to tackle the climate emergency and warned them that time was running out.
January 21, 2020 1,200-year-old Viking climate change prediction engraved in stone Crocodiles have survived on Earth for 200 million years, but the prehistoric version of the resilient reptile was warm-blooded and not cold-blooded like the modern-day version, new research shows.
January 20, 2020 Gigantic sea wall could defend New York from future storms, US Army study claims If New York built a massive, multibillion dollar sea wall in the ocean, could it safeguard 8.6 million people from storm surges similar to Hurricane Sandy in 2012?
January 20, 2020 Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate brings profound changes to the island continent.
January 17, 2020 What is the Doomsday Clock? The world has been just two minutes away from an “apocalypse” for the last two years – at least, that’s what the Doomsday Clock is saying. But what does that mean, exactly?