Climate Change

Green Impact Resilient desert plant shows how agricultural crops could beat global warming

A desert plant that thrives in extreme heat may help scientists engineer future crops for an increasingly warm world.

Green Impact Hektoria glacier’s record breaking collapse signals a much bigger Antarctic threat Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Ancient Antarctic ice reveals six million years of Earth’s climate history Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Could reflecting sunlight back to space actually work and cool the planet?Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Hidden bacteria beneath the Arctic ice could boost ocean life Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Glaciers are keeping themselves from melting — but not for long Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact North American ice sheets drove most of the sea-level rise after the last ice age Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Secrets beneath the Southern Ocean: How ancient waters helped cool the Earth Rebecca Shavit

Space Earth is getting darker and it’s changing the planet’s climate balance Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Scientists wake up microbes trapped in Arctic permafrost for 40,000 years Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Do fish make noise? New technology lets the public hear coral reefs up close Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Amazon’s tallest trees are thriving, defying climate predictions Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Meet Grue Jay: Rare hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay born of climate change Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Climate shifts drove human innovation 600,000 years ago in China Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Polar vortex shift brings colder weather to the western U.S.Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Scientists warn of abrupt shifts across Antarctica’s fragile climate Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Rising temperatures and widespread pollution are making glaciers melt at record rates, study finds