Climate

A holistic look at Earth’s chemical cycling sheds light on how the planet stays habitable Photograph taken from space of the Earth with a thin orange shell just visible as the atmosphere; part of a spacecraft is visible to the side

A holistic look at Earth’s chemical cycling sheds light on how the planet stays habitable

UChicago researchers find way to extract more water from air Drops of water

UChicago researchers find way to extract more water from air

New study lays out hidden backstory behind deadly Pacific Northwest heat wave US and Canada air temperatures

New study lays out hidden backstory behind deadly Pacific Northwest heat wave

Antarctic sea ice is key to triggering ice ages, study finds Seal traverses sheet of Antarctic sea ice

Antarctic sea ice is key to triggering ice ages, study finds

Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age Asteroid crash

Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age

Birds of a feather flock together, but only in similar climates Himalayan rubythroat

Birds of a feather flock together, but only in similar climates

Could viruses affect climate? New study probes effects on global nutrient cycle Virus and climate cyanobacteria

Could viruses affect climate? New study probes effects on global nutrient cycle

Scientists discover ancient seawater preserved from the last Ice Age Clara Blättler

Scientists discover ancient seawater preserved from the last Ice Age

Rivers raged on Mars late into its history River in Mars

Rivers raged on Mars late into its history

Glacier ‘tree rings’ could hold clues for planet’s future Taylor Glacier

Glacier ‘tree rings’ could hold clues for planet’s future