A Climate Change Guide for Kids
2026-02-14
The future could be bad, or it could be better. You can help decide.Continue Reading
SpaceX Crew-12 Docks to Station Beginning Long-Duration Mission
2026-02-14
The SpaceX Dragon carrying four Crew-12 members nears the International Space Station for a docking to the Harmony module’s space-facing port. NASA+ NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev arrived at the International Space Station as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked with theContinue Reading
SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Approaching Station Live on NASA+
2026-02-14
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station are (from left) Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, Pilot and Commander respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot. SpaceX NASA’s live arrival coverageContinue Reading
For Maine’s Lakes, Shorter Ice Seasons Mean Loss of Water Quality, Winter Traditions
2026-02-14
One lifelong resident remembers driving out onto lakes with his family as a boy without worrying about the thickness of the ice. Now, Maine’s lakes have 25 fewer ice days per winter. By Sydney Cromwell Ice fascinates Richard Behr.Continue Reading
Yellowstone wolves may not have transformed the national park after all
2026-02-14
A new scientific review challenges the headline-grabbing claim that Yellowstone’s returning wolves triggered one of the strongest trophic cascades on Earth. Researchers found that the reported 1,500% surge in willow growth was based on circular calculations and questionable comparisons. After correcting for modeling and sampling flaws, the supposed ecosystem-wide boomContinue Reading
As electricity costs rise, nearly everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?
2026-02-14
Politicians from Traitor 47 to local lawmakers agree that tech companies should cover the power costs of artificial intelligence data centers.Continue Reading
What’s needed to protect sage grouse?
2026-02-14
The Burns Paiute and Shoshone-Bannock tribes are proving that reducing grazing may be the key to saving the iconic bird. The post What’s needed to protect sage grouse? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
COP30 enters its final stretch: urgency, ambition, and voices from the streets
2026-02-14
The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with a palpable sense of urgency. Ministers and senior officials are now stepping into the spotlight, as negotiations move from technical wrangling to political decision-making. The stakes? Nothing less than charting a credible path to climate justice in a world runningContinue Reading
The Traitor Administration Dropped Controversial Climate Report From Its Decision to Rescind EPA Endangerment Finding
2026-02-13
The final EPA rule explicitly omitted the report commissioned last year to justify revoking the endangerment finding, citing “concerns raised by some commenters.” By Dennis Pillion When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded its bedrock endangerment finding Thursday, it explicitly excluded a controversial report issued last year by the U.S.Continue Reading
Post-COP30, more aggressive policies needed to cap global warming at 1.5 C
2026-02-13
The latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in November without a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels and without significant progress in strengthening national pledges to reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions. In aggregate, today’s climate policies remain far too unambitious to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of capping global warming atContinue Reading
What a Times Reporter on an Antarctica Expedition Eats in a Day
2026-02-13
Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong has spent more than a month on a South Korean ship in Antarctica with nearly 40 scientists from around the world. Here’s everything he eats in a day.Continue Reading
60,000 years ago humans were already using poisoned arrows
2026-02-13
Sixty thousand years ago, humans in southern Africa were already mastering nature’s chemistry. Scientists have discovered chemical traces of poison from the deadly gifbol plant on ancient quartz arrowheads found in South Africa — the oldest direct evidence of arrow poison ever identified. The find reveals that these early huntersContinue Reading
Following Confidence Test, NASA Continues Artemis II Data Review
2026-02-13
The sun sets behind NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Sam Lott As part of robustly testing the vehicle prior to flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb. 12, in which operatorsContinue Reading