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An iceberg just grounded outside the village of Innarsuit in northwestern Greenland, shown here on July 13, 2018.

12-Million-Ton Iceberg Threatens Greenland Village

By Mindy Weisberger published

Residents of a small town on Greenland's western coast were evacuated after a giant iceberg parked itself nearby.

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This Towering Iceberg That Broke Free of Antarctica Last Year Doesn't Want to Leave

By Laura Geggel published

An entire year has passed since a Delaware-size iceberg broke away, in dramatic fashion, from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. But it hasn't traveled far.

Historic Shift Means An Arctic Ocean Region Could Become Part of the Atlantic

By Mindy Weisberger published

A region in the Arctic Ocean is undergoing a historic identity crisis.

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Australia's 'Gloomy Octopus' Finds Warmth, Food, Happiness in Tasmania

By Kimberly Hickok published

A new study confirms that the gloomy octopus has expanded its population range to the south, and it's doing great thanks to climate change.

Antarctica Is Getting Taller, and Here’s Why

By Mindy Weisberger published

The ground under Antarctica's ice is on the move, rising more rapidly than ever recorded.

Antarctica Is Melting Away: More Than 3 Trillion Tons of Ice Vanished Since 1992

By Mindy Weisberger published

Trillions of tons of ice melted away from Antarctica during the past 25 years.

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Can Turning Air into Gasoline Really Reverse Climate Change?

By Rafi Letzter published

A new paper proposes sucking carbon dioxide out of the air and turning it into gasoline. Can this really stop climate change?

Antarctica's Largest Iceberg Is About to Die ... Near the Equator

By Brandon Specktor published

Antarctica's iceberg B-15 will finally melt in the South Atlantic Ocean. Farewell, friend. It's been a crazy, 18-year ride.

Scott Pruitt Must Do His Job, Federal Judge Rules

By Brandon Specktor published

The EPA must release evidence for Pruitt's claims that carbon dioxide is not a significant contributor to climate change, a federal court ruled.

Using mathematical models, astrophysicists simulated how various alien civilizations might rise and fall as they used up their planet's natural resources.

Climate Change Killed the Aliens, and It Will Probably Kill Us Too, New Simulation Suggests

By Brandon Specktor published

Climate change probably killed off any aliens that might have existed, one study claims.

A rock outcropping on Fleming Glacier, which feeds one of the accelerating glaciers in Marguerite Bay on the western Antarctic Peninsula.

Massive Ice Highways Found Hiding Under Antarctica

By Rafi Letzter published

Scientists have found huge valleys linking the smaller West Antarctic Ice Sheet to the massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet, hidden deep under the ice.

Congressman Blames Sea Level Rise on Falling Rocks, Is Very Wrong

By Brandon Specktor published

No, "erosion" is not to blame for the alarming trends in global sea level rise.

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Bitcoin Is Sucking Up So Much Energy, It Could Stop Being Profitable

By Rafi Letzter last updated

If bitcoin energy trends continue, mining bitcoin could soon stop being profitable, an economist found.

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'Cork' Glacier Holding Back Sea Level Rise May Pop

By Rafi Letzter published

How doomed are we?

As World Warms, America's Invisible 'Climate Curtain' Creeps East

By Mindy Weisberger published

A climate boundary divides the U.S. — and it's on the move.

What If the Ocean's Climate-Controlling 'Conveyor Belt' Came to a Halt?

By Mindy Weisberger published

A recent decline in the strength of a climate-regulating ocean current could spell trouble for weather patterns in the future.

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New Ocean Current Discovered Off the Coast of Madagascar

By Sarah Wild published

A new ocean current has been discovered off the coast of Madagascar, and it could influence the climate patterns of the globe in surprising ways.

Stop Peeing in Walden Pond!

By Brandon Specktor published

Urine and climate change are destroying a historic landmark. Just Thoreau-ing that out there.

People protest outside the Harvard Club where EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was scheduled to speak, June 20, 2017 in New York City. Pruitt cancelled his appearance, where he was supposed to discuss the environmental role of the United States following th

These Scientists Say Scott Pruitt Is Trying to 'Kill' the EPA

By Joe Arvai published

An academic suing the EPA over its decision to bar certain scientists from serving on advisory boards says the EPA needs to address legitimate criticisms to rebuild after Pruitt.

The Sahara Desert Is Growing. Here's What That Means

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

Since 1920, the Sahara Desert has grown by about 10 percent.