Observations from the Little Bunker

Hawaiʻi has officially become the first U.S. state to enact a so-called “green fee” — a charge added onto hotel room stays and other short-term visits to help protect the...

A study suggests the global population has been undercounted – but we shouldn’t let the overpopulation alarmists win the argumentAccording to the UN, the world’s population stands at just over...

Water rates have more than doubled since 2010. Low-income residents feel the pinch most of all.By Christiana FreitagOn Sunday Chicagoans will face another spike in their water bills after seeing...

Since 1963, Alcoa has mined bauxite from the foothills of Australia’s Darling Range under a special political agreement that skirts regulation, guarantees access to scarce water and assures low royalty...

Abstract Heat waves (HWs), intensifying under climate change, critically modulate planetary boundary‐layer (PBL) turbulence through poorly constrained mechanisms. Leveraging unique radar wind profiler network measurements across three Beijing during the...

Abstract Observations of solar terminator waves (STWs) in thermospheric mass density (TMD) measurements above 500 km reveal STWs as dominant features of the upper thermosphere. While previous investigations have shown...

Abstract Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves are commonly observed in the Earth’s magnetosphere and play a significant role in regulating relativistic electron fluxes. The waveform of EMIC waves comprises amplitude‐modulated...

Austria and Slovenia are exceptions in continent where just a third of militaries even know their carbon footprintRevealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a yearCarbon footprint of...

Scientists drill for ice cores containing information on preindustrial pollutants, but they are in a race against timeHowling wind relentlessly shakes the white tent, pitched among mounds of snow at...

Abstract Low, marine clouds cool the Earth system, reflecting sunlight back to space. Low cloud response to environmental change is a key uncertainty in future climate projections. It is especially...

Abstract The flooding of rivers can be both beneficial and disastrous to society. As global climate change progresses, hazard mapping utilizing river models has become crucial for mitigating disastrous consequences....

Abstract The tectonic evolution of Sulawesi is shaped by complex subduction processes, yet the geometry and extent of its slabs remain debated. Using teleseismic P‐wave tomography, we present a new...

Proposal would end nearly all new major science missions

Trump’s 57% proposed cut to agency would drop grant success rates to 7% and gut education and training

Researchers decry agency’s decision just as new leads reinvigorate search for long-sought vaccine

As President Trump celebrates a deal with Nippon Steel of Japan, industry experts wonder what will happen to U.S. Steel’s coal-powered plants.By Kiley BensePresident Donald Trump returned to western Pennsylvania...

Twenty-two young people from across the country sued the Trump administration over the executive orders, which prioritize the expansion of fossil fuels.By Amy GreenA group of 22 young people from...

References to phantom studies comes after White House pledge to practice “gold standard” science

Halt to foreign “subawards” disrupts ongoing global studies and has researchers scrambling to fulfill ethical obligations to trial volunteers

Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The shells of long dead sea...

Despite mounting evidence of global warming’s costs, the Trump administration has made multiple moves to avoid tracking climate-related economics.By Kiley PriceThe price of climate change is high—and the bill is...

New system yields sharp views of the Sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere

As the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) took place this week in the Ivory Coast, civil society campaigners have been calling for the bank to stop funding...

While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones – called submesoscale eddies – are notoriously difficult to detect. These currents, which range from several kilometers to...