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May 17, 2018

Could reviving Woolly-Mammoth genes fight the effects of global warming?

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Woolly mammoths have been extinct for more than 4,000 years, but with new gene-editing techniques, they could help mitigate the effects of a modern problem: climate change.

May 16, 2018

Three tornadoes hit NY amid powerful Northeast storms on Tuesday, NWS says

Three tornadoes with high-speed winds reportedly tore through parts of New York on Tuesday as widespread storms barreled through the Northeast.

May 16, 2018

Northeast storms were powerful enough to generate 'meteotsunami' along coast

The powerful thunderstorms that that left a path of destruction and at least 3 dead across the Northeast on Tuesday were so strong they generated a small tsunami off the coast, according to forecasters.

May 14, 2018

Texas wildfire produces massive cloud, sparks severe thunderstorm

The famous saying goes that "everything is bigger in Texas," but that also appears to apply to a wildfire that was so intense on Friday it created a severe thunderstorm.

April 26, 2018

CRISPR could one day help conservationists save our ocean’s coral

In a recent study, scientists demonstrated for the first time that the groundbreaking gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 can be successfully used on coral. The breakthrough suggests CRISPR could offer a boost for conservationists.

April 17, 2018

What if the ocean's climate-controlling 'conveyor belt' came to a halt?

Freak floods drown buildings, bone-chilling air flash-freezes pedestrians and ice encases the Statue of Liberty.

April 17, 2018

Greenland has a mysterious 'dark zone' — and it's getting even darker

From above, Greenland's ice sheet looks like a vast field of brilliant white — for the most part.

April 10, 2018

Los Angeles painting city streets white in bid to combat climate change

California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious -- and cooler -- summer.

April 6, 2018

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is three times the size of France and growing, study finds

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – an enormous swatch of trillions of pieces of plastic and trash floating somewhere between California and Hawaii – is already three times the size of France and growing fast, according to a new report published in Scientific Reports.

March 23, 2018

Palm trees in Canada? It could happen in 'decades'

Utah, Ohio, and Canada might soon be dotted with palm trees—because welcome to climate change.