Reflect Orbital’s unannounced desert demonstration of a prototype sunlight‑reflecting satellite has provoked sharp criticism from astronomers, climate scientists and local officials.
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A new study finds that about 300 glaciers in the western United States have disappeared since the 1960s and the total glacial area has shrunk by a third, underscoring accelerating climate impacts.
New research shows the Barnes Ice Cap preserved evidence that the Laurentide Ice Sheet began expanding again about 2,000 years ago, a reversal halted by 20th‑century warming.
A new study of the Barnes Ice Cap on Baffin Island suggests that rising carbon emissions in the 20th century reversed a 2,000‑year ice expansion, potentially preventing a new glacial period.
A new study shows that brief contact with healthy corals can rapidly reverse bleaching, offering a potential new tool for reef recovery.
Research by UC Irvine and NASA scientists suggests Thwaites Glacier may add up to 1.2 inches to global sea level by 2100—twice previous estimates—due to a newly modelled grounding‑zone process.
Stanford researchers found that brief contact with healthy coral fragments can restore bleached corals within weeks, offering a potential tool for reef recovery.
A new study led by Oregon State University researcher Bill Ripple finds seven of sixteen planetary vital signs at record extremes, warning that Earth’s climate condition is serious and worsening.
A Lancet commission warns that malicious AI use and nuclear war could threaten humanity’s survival by 2100, alongside 15 other major health threats.
Researchers have identified a previously unknown gentoo penguin species on the remote Kerguelen Islands, marking the first new penguin species named in more than a century.