The Democrats’ control of the House of Representatives promises to provide checks and balances on the Trump administration, environmental leaders say.Read More »
Voters today will decide the fate of measures to increase renewable energy use, require larger buffer zones between people and oil and gas development, and establish a statewide carbon emissions fee.Read More »Biogeosciences
Ocean animals at the top of the food chain recovered first after a cataclysm at the end of the Permian period. The extinction was triggered by events resembling the changes brewing in today's oceans.Read More »Education
Young Girl Scouts can be explorers, adventurers, and investigators as they work toward badges that teach them about the Sun, the solar system, and the stars.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Got an urgent or innovative project that involves collecting airborne data? A research flight company is donating an estimated $100,000 of its resources to help you.Read More »Biogeosciences
As the climate warms, tropical birds living in the mountains are retreating to higher elevations to avoid the heat. What happens when they run out of mountain slope to escape to?Read More »Climate Change
A joint statement from countries with interests in the Arctic emphasizes the need for scientific collaboration in this rapidly changing region but sidesteps attributing climate change to human activities.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Some pools of salty water on the Red Planet could contain enough dissolved oxygen for microorganisms and sponges to survive, new calculations suggest.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
The National Space Council moves ahead with plans to establish a new branch of the military, but a prominent Democratic congressman voices opposition.Read More »
