climate change

These 200-ton ocean dwellers had a growth spurt 3 million years ago.

As the American population grows and people build homes farther away from urban centers, tornadoes will have more things to run into.

Environmental turbulence during the Ice Age created three different lineages of western spotted skunks.

The effects will be felt across the country.

Finding water on Mars? Amazing! Finding water in Antarctica? Potentially scary.

What exactly is a climate scientist, and how do they make sense of the complicated systems that rule our lives on the planet?

It could save the U.S. $77 billion (or more) in healthcare costs and reduce each person’s greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 500 pounds per year.

4. Chicago saw no snow in January or February.

An unseasonably warm winter (what is seasonal anymore, anyway?) has forced organizers to start the capital’s beloved annual Cherry Blossom Festival one week early.

NASA captures a high altitude view of Alaska's Icy Bay in the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. Just a century ago, this body of water was covered in ice.

While global warming is a specific function of trapped greenhouse gases, climate change is more complicated.

Scientists Think They Know How Whales Got So Big

Tornado Casualties Could Triple by the End of the Century

How Climate Change Shaped This Adorable Skunk’s Evolution

Interactive Maps Show How Climate Change Will Impact Your Neighborhood

Antarctica Is Covered in Rivers, Lakes, and Waterfalls. That Might Not Be Good.

10 Facts About Being a Climate Scientist—From Climate Scientists

Small Dietary Changes Could Bring Big Environmental Gains

8 Climatic Facts About Our Abnormally Warm Winter

D.C.’s Cherry Blossoms Will Arrive Extra Early This Year

Climate Change vs. Global Warming: What's the Difference?