Climate scientists raise alarm about flood risk
Devastating floods that used to hit about once a century could happen as often as once a year by 2100, researchers warm
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War on global warming only way to save world's coral, study says
Scores of brilliantly colored coral reefs once teeming with life have in recent years become desolate, white graveyards
What would the U.S. look like without the EPA?
Acid rain, toxic waste and smog prompted the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
Doctors warn climate change is harming health
“It’s not only hurting polar bears, it’s hurting us” – and these doctors say we need to do something about it
Mass bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef – again
Widespread coral bleaching for a second consecutive year is especially grim news
Memo to Scott Pruitt: How carbon is warming the planet
The scientific evidence is strong that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are contributing to rising temperatures
EPA chief says carbon dioxide not main cause of global warming
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's claim is contrary to mainstream climate science and the EPA's official position
The numbers are in on this freakishly warm February
"This is the new climate normal that we all need to come to grips with. And it's stunning how quickly our climate has changed," one meteorologist said
Climate Diaries: Saving whales in Antarctica
John Durban and Holly Fearnbach are modern whale hunters, using modern gear to give whales a health checkup -- and finding some are in trouble
Record high temperatures documented in Antarctica
Temperatures on the Antarctic continent reached a balmy 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit in 2015
The mental health cost of unchecked climate change
Climate change is threatening the emotional health of humans worldwide, scientists and mental health professionals warn
Scientists warn of threats to oceans' "super-zoos"
A new study says hot spots of biodiversity in the oceans are overfished and warming fast
Bill would leave evolution, climate skepticism up to teachers
There's a simmering debate between South Dakota legislators, teachers and parents about how schools should present science
Is eco-tourism the future of science funding?
With climate-change skeptics in the White House, government funding is at risk
Mile-long iceberg breaks off of Antarctic glacier
A massive chunk of ice has broken off Antarctica's fast-changing Pine Island Glacier
Penguins quickly disappearing from Antarctica due to climate change
Scientists at Palmer Station on the Antarctic coast say the penguin population has declined dramatically since they began studying them four decades ago
Climate threat to wildlife may have been underreported
More than 700 of the world's threatened and endangered animal species may be directly affected by climate change, a new study says
Why researchers are hunting killer whales in the Antarctic
CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips went to Antarctica to learn about the unusual technique researchers are using to try to save killer whales from the effects of climate change
Tracking "irreversible" ice flows in Antarctica
More Antarctic ice flowing into the sea increases the threat to low-lying coastal areas around the world
Climate Diaries: Scientists on the front lines in Antarctica
Ice tells the story of a changing world, and it is not in denial about climate change
The collapsing beauty of Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf
At this rate, scientists expect the remnants of the ice shelf to vanish entirely as early as 2020
Global warming study again questioned, again defended
Another round of bickering erupts over data in a study to show how the climate is changing
Storms preview sea-rise damage to California
Ocean levels are rising, worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this winter, experts say
Climate change poses increasing risks, EU warns
The European Environment Agency says the continent is facing rising sea levels and more extreme weather
Sea level rise will hit these U.S. communities hardest
Cities and states have asked for more information about how sea level rise will affect them – here are answers to their questions
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Scientists discover new dinosaur species
Mars rover sets new driving record on surface of another world
Extreme heat putting births in jeopardy, U.N. climate chief warns
Neuroscientists grow human brain tissue in mice
New species of wild cat discovered for first time in more than a century
Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage
Remains of ancient warhorse given honorific burial discovered in Egypt
Anthropic CEO says "exponential" growth of AI is a "warning sign"
First-ever adult T. rex trackway found in North Dakota
Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, more
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NASA plans to launch new space telescope
Invasive Joro spiders are "slowly spreading." Here's what to do if you see one.
A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world
