The Environment

Exploring ice cores to foresee the effects of climate change

Scientific American used expert recommendations and data analysis to identify 28 exceptional early-career researchers

The science historian talks about scientific integrity and public opinion

The well-regarded meteorologist shares advice for young scientists to become as good at communication as they are at discovery

The famed climatologist talks about how science in the U.S. is under attack

The well-known seismologist on the need for the U.S. to recalibrate its social commitment to science

What does it take for an insect or worm to live full-time on a glacier?

Melting permafrost is releasing carbon into the atmosphere, but scientists may have underestimated just how bad the situation may be, a new analysis finds

Salt, with its ability to seal liquid in, is uniquely suited to storing the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Researchers have created the first high-resolution global map of the extent of one of Earth’s largest—and least visible—living networks

Scientists have been expecting El Niño to set in for quite a while now—and it’s finally official

Extreme heat poses a risk to players, spectators and workers—find out where the danger is and how to keep cool