Countdown to Extinction

A Simple Water Fix May Be One of the Arctic’s Strongest Climate Solutions An Arctic farming experiment reveals that carbon losses from peat soils are not fixed, but highly sensitive to how water is managed.

A Simple Water Fix May Be One of the Arctic’s Strongest Climate Solutions #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #ArcticSolutions

https://scitechdaily.com/a-simple-water-fix-may-be-one-of-the-arctics-strongest-climate-solutions/

Even snowmaking won’t save the future of the Winter Olympics As Earth’s temperature rises, fewer places will be suitable for hosting the Winter Olympics

Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics—even snowmaking won’t save it #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #WinterOlympics #SustainableSports

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-threatens-the-winter-olympics-even-snowmaking-wont-save-it/

When Fire Returns to Forests That Forgot How to Burn THE ANCIENT FORESTS of the Pacific Northwest have a problem: they're too old in all the wrong places. Across 24 million acres of federal land spanning

When Fire Returns to Forests That Forgot How to Burn #Science #EarthSciences #Ecology #WildfireRecovery #ForestEcology #ClimateChange

https://scienceblog.com/when-fire-returns-to-forests-that-forgot-how-to-burn/

This Breakthrough Lets Scientists See Arctic Ice Loss Coming Scientists have unveiled a powerful new method for predicting Arctic sea ice months in advance, just as climate change drives rapid ice loss.

This Breakthrough Lets Scientists See Arctic Ice Loss Coming #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ArcticIce #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience

https://scitechdaily.com/this-breakthrough-lets-scientists-see-arctic-ice-loss-coming/

Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice - NASA Science Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America's largest research base in Antarctica.

Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice #Science #EarthSciences #Oceanography #AntarcticResearch #SeaIce #ClimateChange

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/cracking-antarctic-sea-ice/

Rising Temperatures Are Taking a Toll on Sleep Health As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold.

Rising Temperatures Are Taking a Toll on Sleep Health #Science #HealthandMedicine #PublicHealth #SleepHealth #ClimateChange

https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-heat-sleep-apnea/

Judge rules Department of Energy's climate working group was illegal Meant to undercut EPA regulations, the group tried to work in secret.

US forced to disclose its climate working group's communications #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalPolicy #Sustainability

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/us-forced-to-disclose-its-climate-working-groups-communications/

Scientists Warn: Forests Are Losing Their Most Important Trees Forests worldwide may be entering a new phase marked by fewer specialized tree species and more fast-growing generalists. Scientists warn this subtle shift could have far-reaching consequences.

Scientists Warn: Forests Are Losing Their Most Important Trees #Science #Biology #Ecology #Forests #Biodiversity #ClimateChange

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-warn-forests-are-losing-their-most-important-trees/

Melting Antarctic Ice Did the Opposite of What Scientists Expected Scientists studying ancient ocean sediments discovered a surprising link between the shrinking of West Antarctica’s ice and the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

Melting Antarctic Ice Did the Opposite of What Scientists Expected #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #AntarcticIce #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

https://scitechdaily.com/melting-antarctic-ice-did-the-opposite-of-what-scientists-expected/

A Bizarre Platinum Spike in Greenland’s Ice May Rewrite a Famous Climate Mystery A long-debated platinum spike in Greenland ice is best explained by volcanic activity rather than a cosmic impact, reshaping ideas about what triggered the Younger Dryas cooling. An unusual platinum signal preserved in Greenland ice has puzzled scientists for over a decade. New evidence hints tha

A Bizarre Platinum Spike in Greenland’s Ice May Rewrite a Famous Climate Mystery #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #IceCore #Greenland

https://scitechdaily.com/a-bizarre-platinum-spike-in-greenlands-ice-may-rewrite-a-famous-climate-mystery/

Extreme January Cold - NASA Science Following a significant winter storm, frigid temperatures lingered in late January 2026 across a vast swath of the U.S.

Extreme January Cold #Science #EarthSciences #Meteorology #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #WinterWeather

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/extreme-january-cold/

Sea Ice Hits New Low in Hottest Year on Record for the Arctic Published at the Yale School of the Environment

Sea Ice Hits New Low in Hottest Year on Record for the Arctic #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #SeaIce #ClimateChange #ArcticResearch

Uncovering the mystery of how algae makes snow green, red or orange #Science #Biology #Ecology #AlgaeResearch #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange

Your Dinner Might Be Fueling Climate Change #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #SustainableEating #FoodSystems

Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine A new study finds that men who are anxious about their masculinity are less likely to care about climate change. They may view environmental concern as a feminine trait that threatens their image.

Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #GenderStudies #EnvironmentalAwareness

What Researchers Are Doing to Protect Christmas Trees in a Warming World As Christmas trees face mounting challenges from climate change, researchers explore solutions to help ensure that a beloved holiday tradition endures in a warming world.

What Researchers Are Doing to Protect Christmas Trees in a Warming World #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ChristmasTrees #ClimateChange

Four bright spots in climate news in 2025 Things aren’t great, but there are a few positive signs, we promise.

Four bright spots in climate news in 2025 #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #Sustainability #EnvironmentalNews

Alpine communities face uncertain future after 2025 glacier collapse Careful slope monitoring prevented mass casualties in the landslide at Blatten, Switzerland, this year, but mountain communities may face a growing risk of disasters

Alpine communities face uncertain future after 2025 glacier collapse #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #GlacierCollapse #ClimateChange #AlpineEcosystems

Climate Models Got It Wrong: Plants Can’t Absorb As Much CO₂ As We Thought #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #CO2Absorption #PlantScience

US Official Time Standard Slowed Down Last Week Following Massive Storm When a massive windstorm in Colorado last Wednesday indirectly disconnected more than a dozen atomic clocks from their system, it threw out the US official time standard.

US Official Time Standard Slowed Down Last Week Following Massive Storm #Science #EarthSciences #Meteorology #TimeStandard #StormImpact #ClimateChange

Did Humans or Climate Push the Neanderthals Over the Edge? Did Humans or Climate Push the Neanderthals Over the Edge? A new model of what went down in one of the Neanderthals’ last holdouts

Did Humans or Climate Push the Neanderthals Over the Edge? #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Neanderthals #Evolution #ClimateChange

Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record - NASA Science Introduction

Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record #Science #EarthSciences #Oceanography #OceanResearch #SatelliteData #ClimateChange

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse #Science #EarthSciences #Glaciology #DoomsdayGlacier #ClimateChange #GlacialCollapse

Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate Researchers have realised the records are a ‘goldmine’ to study changes in environmental conditions

Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience #Sustainability

2025’s Scientific Landscape Upended as Federal Overhauls, Public Health Setbacks, Climate Rollbacks and Cosmic Surprises Collide A look back at 2025’s biggest science stories—from federal upheaval and public health setbacks to climate policy reversals and groundbreaking discoveries in space.

2025’s Scientific Landscape Upended as Federal Overhauls, Public Health Setbacks, Climate Rollbacks and Cosmic Surprises Collide #Science #HealthandMedicine #PublicHealth #ClimateChange #SciencePolicy

Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry

Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #AtmosphericResearch #PublicPolicy

Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change One project aims to harness local geothermal resources to pull CO2 from the air. Will it prove that carbon removal can really help our warming planet?

Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #Sustainability #CarbonCapture

The Arctic Is Chemically Transforming, and It’s Speeding Up Climate Change #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #ArcticTransformation #EnvironmentalScience

Earth's Seasons Are Strangely Out of Sync, Scientists Discover From Space Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have watched our planet's seasons from space and discovered that spring, summer, winter, and fall are surprisingly out of sync.

Earth's Seasons Are Strangely Out of Sync, Scientists Discover From Space #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #EarthSeasons #ClimateChange #SpaceScience

If I Stop the World, Will I Melt with You? Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the planet if you stop its turning

If I Stop the World, Will I Melt with You? #Science #Other #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #GlobalWarming