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The day is coming when quantum computers, once the stuff of science fiction, will help scientists solve complex, real-world problems that are proving intractable to classical computing.
Marine protected areas are increasingly being promoted as an ocean-based climate solution.
It’s a lot of clean energy, but not enough to displace fossil fuels just yet.
The bank’s president is also under scrutiny for denying man-made climate change.
Building stadiums and hotels and flying in teams and fans will have a big environmental cost -- and don't even get started on energy.
Yet another reason to take care of our melting glaciers: Risk of viral spillover may be higher close to melting glaciers
Bio-engineering at its finest.
The move goes against climate commitments and wouldn't lower energy bills
The EU had been steadily making progress in moving away from coal, but now it seems forced to choose the lesser of two evils.
The multinational is a leading plastic polluter, despite recent efforts to tackle the problem
The King has dropped plans to attend the event in person.
Eco-friendly uses for urban tree waste could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in US cities.
Rising temperatures are inviting algae blooms that threaten to color once crystal-clear lakes green or brown.
Hurricanes like Ian will only get worse and worse with climate change.
The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.
Over 130 countries already did the same thing, but the US was lagging.
It's a bandaid solution rather than a cure. However, there may come a time when we have no other choice.
They have a key role to play in tackling the climate crisis
Big tracts of Antarctica’s ice sheets could become a new source of sea level rise.
This is bad news for everyone.
Don't think of it as the hottest summer so far -- think of it as the coldest summer for the foreseeable future.
It's an unusually broad and vast Antarctic glacier flowing into Pine Island Bay
There's an app to show you how it will feel.
It’s a win-win for water, energy, and the climate.
Early estimates show the floods have caused at least $10 billion worth of damage.
The worst drought in Europe in 500 years is now resurfacing the horrors of WWII.
The tech giant dropped non-CO2 impacts from its carbon flight calculator
It's encouraging, but expensive and hard to scale -- it won't save us from climate change yet.
The state seeks to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and tackle air pollution.
People's personal beliefs are shaped by what they perceive to be the beliefs of others
It could one day replace existing air conditioning that uses refrigerants that are thousands of times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat.
It would cost over $1 trillion and displace more than 10 million people, the researchers estimated
Universal cycling could slash greenhouse gas emissions significantly and also bring health benefits to the world.
It's an ice core with bubbles containing remains of ancient Earth atmosphere.
The biggest tomato-producing state in the US is losing its tomato yield to climate change.
Surveys in Australia and Austria showed a higher commitment with sustainable practices.
Factories have been shut down and people were asked to reduce power consumption
Europe's rivers are running dry as one of the worst droughts in centuries hits the continent.
Insects are starting to make their way to our meals, and some are using them to lower their carbon footprint.
The images are pretty, but the effects can be very ugly.
Four major cities are releasing more methane emissions than previously thought.
Climate change is aggravating illnesses and hindering our ability to fight them. Here's why.
We desperately need to understand what the worst climate scenarios are. Focusing only on optimistic scenarios can seriously backfire.
These are some of the most mysterious weather phenomena on Earth.
The government would spend billions in new climate policies to bring down greenhouse gas emissions.
Volcanoes themselves can also impact the climate, due to a “cooling effect” that comes after eruptions.
There's still chance to avoid this, but we have to act now.
It could be a way of turning a problem into an advantage.
Spoiler alert: it's not good.
There's no realistic way it could have happened in normal conditions.