With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of federal firefighting efforts and the departure of many staff qualified to join the fight are heightening concern. By Peter Aldhous As bad as things got in Los Angeles in JanuaryContinue Reading
Scientists have uncovered a surprising navigation system in pigeons: iron-filled immune cells in the liver that may act like tiny magnetic sensors. Birds deprived of these cells struggled to find their way home under overcast skies, indicating they rely on Earth’s magnetic field for guidance. The discovery could solve aContinue Reading
On the 20th anniversary of the release of his documentary ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ Former Vice President Al Gore talks about how his mission to align policy makers across the aisle to work together for climate solutions has evolved.Continue Reading
Coastal Louisiana may be ground zero for climate migration in the U.S., but a new study argues that planning now could turn displacement into agency. By Avery Schuyler Nunn The shoreline of Louisiana has never been still or fixed, though recent generations have treated it as such.Continue Reading
Classrooms can be particularly vulnerable amid climate change, as the hottest times of the year increasingly overlap with the academic calendar.Continue Reading
The president rescinded two executive orders that led to prohibitions on the use of the vehicles in most national parks.Continue Reading
A dozen MIT students recently set out for Barcelona — not just to study climate resilience, but to experience it firsthand. As part of STS.S22 (How to Grow Resilient Futures: Regenerative Agriculture and Economies in Catalunya, Spain), an Independent Activities Period course taught by Kate Brown, the Thomas M. Siebel DistinguishedContinue Reading
In a study focused on New York City, MIT researchers have shown that existing sensors and mobile data can be used to generate a near real-time, high-resolution picture of auto emissions, which could be used to develop local transportation and decarbonization policies. The new method produces much more detailed dataContinue Reading
A newly discovered raptor-like dinosaur from Patagonia is changing how scientists think about ancient predators. Named Kank australis, the 70-million-year-old dinosaur appears to have hunted fish much like modern herons, using a long, flexible neck and specialized vertebrae adapted for swift, precise movements., Read MoreContinue Reading
About 50,000 people fled when a chemical tank from aircraft parts manufacturer GKN Aerospace threatened to explode in Orange County. Some of them say they no longer trust the air or the company after the incident. By Steven Rodas GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—The day before his 41st birthday, Hernando Morales foundContinue Reading
When Tehran oil infrastructure caught fire in March after Israeli strikes, the blaze produced toxic fumes detectable across an area the size of Italy.Continue Reading
As athletes and academics urge FIFA to update its heat-stress framework, a study shows nearly a quarter of all games are likely to be played in dangerous temperatures. By Gabriel Matias Castilho Sávio Bortolini Pimentel just missed getting on the roster to represent his national team, Brazil, at the 1994Continue Reading
New DNA evidence shows that Europe’s hunter-gatherers and early farmers interacted far more closely than previously thought, with women likely playing a crucial role in spreading farming across northwestern Europe. Centuries later, the arrival of Bell Beaker migrants triggered another sweeping population transformation that extended all the way to Britain.,Continue Reading