Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...

The global annual amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) released through the microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon is ...

Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change is an updated look at the issue of abrupt climate change and its potential impacts. This study differs from previous treatments of abrupt changes by focusing on abrupt ...

The University of Texas at Austin team that led a twin satellite system launched in 2002 to take detailed measurements of the Earth, called the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), reports ...

Utilizing one of the longest-running ecosystem experiments in the Arctic, researchers have developed a better understanding of the interplay among plants, microbes and soil nutrients -- findings that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Salmon sharks are recognized by their giant eyes, white spotted belly, dark grey coloring, and torpedo-like shape, Port Fidalgo, ...

“It’s not going to affect us” is what I usually hear from my friends and classmates whenever the topic of climate change comes up. This apathy towards climate change, in my opinion, is the exact ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. As climate change accelerates, understanding the ...

Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...