Science is showing how climate change is increasing catastrophic wildfires around the world, but a new study claims we still lack the basic information to make more precise conclusions about fire and ...

Click the downloadable graphic: What is attribution science? Humans have increased Earth’s temperature, mainly by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and methane gas. The resulting heat-trapping ...

Climate scientists are determined to preserve their projects and inform the public under a new organizational shell ...

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. This Small ...

The recent report released by Energy Secretary Chris Wright on the climate impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. has caused quite a stir in the climate science arena. “Outrage,” ...

Tools and resources to quantify the role of climate change in weather events We use peer-reviewed science to answer a question people ask during and after extreme weather events: what role did climate ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. As the year comes to an end, instead of catching up on the latest science stories you ...

Now that 2025 is coming to a close—and good riddance, I say—it’s time to look back and reflect on the carnage. One of the defining themes of the past 11 months, and certainly one most pertinent to the ...