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An unexpected force may be speeding up glacier melt across the globe: colorful algae blooms
Ice and snow across the planet are turning spectacular shades of pink, purple, and green. Scientist…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Dozens of times drought, ice melt, and storm surge unearthed unusual and unsettling discoveries this year
As the world warms, old sites, ancient artifacts, rare fossils, and even human remains are being un…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Map shows the ice sheets and glaciers melting that scientists most fear will be the source of catastrophic rising sea levels
Sea levels are rising steadily each year due to global warming, but these glaciers and ice sheets m…
Marianne Guenot,Annie Fu
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A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, a new report finds
An investigation by ProPublica found that some farming families in California use massive amounts o…
Maiya Focht
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Amid extreme Texas heat, barrels of drinking water left out for migrants by human rights groups have vanished
Nearly 3,000 migrants coming to the US from Mexico have died by drowning, heat stroke, or lack of f…
Associated Press
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'The Day After Tomorrow' film foretold a real and troubling trend: The Atlantic ocean's circulation system is weakening
New research suggests the type of climate shift depicted in the film "The Day After Tomorrow" is po…
Aylin Woodward
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The amount of warming that world leaders collectively agreed to avoid? It's inevitable in the next 20 years, a new report suggests.
In the Paris agreement, 195 countries agreed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. A new …
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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How to melt chocolate on the stovetop or microwave for smooth results every time
Melt chocolate in the microwave for a fast, more hands-on method, or opt for stovetop method with a…
Molly Allen
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Enough ice melted in Greenland over the last 2 days it could cover the entire surface area of Florida in 4 inches of water
The largest ice mass in the northern hemisphere lost more than 8.5 billion tons of surface mass on …
Vanessa Gu
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Most of the glaciers of the Himalayan mountain range surrounding Mount Everest will melt by the end of the 21st century: Report
In fact, one-third of the Himalayan glacier will melt by 2100 even if the global efforts are u…
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Melting ice in Alaska is forming new lakes full of bacteria 'belching' methane into the atmosphere, NASA scientist warns
The lakes — called thermokasts – form when permafrost melts, causing the ground to coll…
Marianne Guenot
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Space photos show over 1 trillion gallons of water flooding crop fields in California, and it could mean higher food prices
Tulare County in California is the third largest agricultural producer in the state and now many of…
Rebecca Strong
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Thanks to a secret Cold War project, researchers found fossilized plants 4,500 feet under Greenland's ice sheet
Fossilized plants found deep below the ice suggest the ice sheet disappeared at least once in the l…
Aria Bendix
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How to melt chocolate chips on the stovetop or in the microwave
Melting chocolate chips can easily be done in the microwave or on the stove, but requires patience,…
Amber Gibson
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A struggling Texas family has been melting snow to get water as the winter storm adds more hardship on top of COVID-19
Texas resident Jenn Studebaker told CNN that her family also scavenged for wood in the frozen creek…
Lauren Frias
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The moon could have up to 297 billion tons of water stored in tiny glass beads on its surface, scientists say
The research points to a potential water source for future astronauts, as space agencies mull lunar…
Matthew Loh
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Greenland's melting ice sheet has 'passed the point of no return,' scientists say, dooming it to disappear
Rising temperatures have driven Greenland's glaciers past a critical tipping point, where snowfall …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Arctic sea ice is melting faster than it has in 41 years
The National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic …
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A severe heatwave melted a glacier, triggering floods that washed away an important bridge connecting Pakistan and China
The historic bridge in Pakistan crumbled in moments, renewing concerns of the disastrous effects of…
Waiyee Yip
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A planet made of melted metal could be the key for finding the next Earth
A planet that’s gassy like Jupiter with melted metals in its atmosphere, and placed right next to t…