Meat Mogul Dies Penniless Searching for Sunken Treasure

Deltas Gain Ground–But the Trend Won’t Last  

Share this on WhatsApp Earth’s river deltas have long been home to vital ports and wetlands. Despite sea-level rise, these economic and ecological hotspots have expanded on the whole in recent decades, scientists have found—but this trend is unlikely to last. Geoscientist Jaap Nienhuis of Utrecht University in the Netherlands and his colleagues have pinpointed […]

Soils Store Huge Amounts of Carbon, Warming May Unleash It

Share this on WhatsApp One of the world’s biggest carbon reservoirs is also one of the least glamorous: the dirt beneath our feet. Soil all over the world probably contains more than 2 trillion tons of stored carbon, scientists estimate. That’s at least three times more than there is floating around in the Earth’s atmosphere. […]

Counterfactual Experiments Are Crucial, but Easy to Misunderstand

Share this on WhatsApp Between us, we have more than a century of experience in climate research, literature assessment, and scholarly support for domestic and international efforts to respond to environmental challenges. We have learned the value of rigorous scientific research, even when it challenges conventional wisdom, and of skepticism where it is appropriate. As […]