Next time you’re at the beach, give the ocean a big thanks.For decades, the Earth’s oceans have absorbed vast quantities of carbon dioxide.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The kid is all right: Friday’s worldwide climate protest sparked by Nobel-nominated teen
On Wednesday, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activistwas nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.Friday, her
Ancient Stonehenge celebrations unearthed with pigs hauled hundreds of miles to huge feasts from 4,500 years ago
Hauling pigs all the way from Scotland to near Stonehenge, ancient Brits really knew how to throw a party 4,500 years ago.
UN’s ‘dire’ warning: Act now on Earth’s environment as human health ‘increasingly threatened’
A United Nations report said ‘damage to the planet is so dire that people’s health will be increasingly threatened unless urgent action is taken.’
Roughly 2,700 years ago, an unusually powerful solar storm swept past the Earth
The only visible effect on Earth from space weather istypically the aurora borealis, or northern lights, across Canada and the northern USA.
Blizzard, wind, floods: Wild storm with winds like a Category 1 hurricane to batter central U.S.
A powerful mid-March storm will unleash a ferocious mix of snow, rain and wind across the central U.S. from Tuesday through Thursday.
Study finds a race gap in air pollution — whites largely cause it; blacks and Hispanics breathe it
New research quantifies for the first time the racial gap between who causes bad air quality – and who breathes the pollution.
Wetter than ever: Winter 2018-19 was USA’s soggiest in recorded history
Umbrellas and snow shovels would have beenwise investments over the past three months.
What is ‘chimp culture’ and how are humans messing it up?
Chimps’ tool use, unique social groups are disappearing because of disturbances from humans.
Violent Alabama tornado was among the USA’s strongest and deadliest in years
The violent, devastatingtornado that roared through eastern Alabama on Sunday was unusual for its for its extreme size, strength, and duration.