Climate Change

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

Glaciers’ self-cooling effect is fading, new research shows, signaling faster melting and urgent need for adaptation.

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 Joseph Shavit

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

Space New ESA satellite launches to weigh the world’s forests from space Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact New climate models reveal rapid glacier melt in Patagonia – here’s why that matters Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Climate change nearly wiped out early humans 900,000 years ago Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Scientists turn shrimp waste into a weapon against climate change Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Fossilized dinosaur teeth reveal atmospheric CO2 levels from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods Joshua Shavit