What's The Leading Cause Of Wildfires In The U.S.? Humans
Wildfires can start when lightning strikes or when someone fails to put out a campfire. New research shows that people start a lot more fires than lightning does — so much so that people are...
View ArticleSome In Corporate America Push Back On Trump's Climate Regulations Roll Back
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Here in Washington this week, President Trump signed an order to start undoing some key climate change regulations. The president says they're...
View ArticleSound Matters: Sex And Death In The Rain Forest
A rain forest sings with the sounds of insects, birds, maybe a howler monkey or two. But scientists are discovering that some forest dwellers also communicate in ways humans usually can't hear — via...
View ArticleNatural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
President Trump wants America to use more " clean coal " to make electricity. He hasn't elaborated on what kind of coal that might be. But there is, in fact, a way to capture and contain or reuse one...
View ArticleIn The Rockies, Climate Change Spells Trouble For Cutthroat Trout
There's an unplanned experiment going on in the northern Rocky Mountains. What's happening is that spring is arriving earlier, and it's generally warmer and drier than usual. And that's messing with...
View ArticleNew Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfSsgCrjb0 Researchers in Southern California say they've uncovered evidence that humans lived there 130,000 years ago. If it's true, it would be the oldest sign of...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists, Coal Companies Rally Around Technology To Clean Up Coal
Coal has long had a grip on American politics. That's why politicians worry about its fate. They tout the fossil fuel's contribution to the U.S. economy, but lately they've also been trying to find a...
View ArticleAmerica's Protected Natural Areas Are Polluted, By Noise
There are thousands of parks, refuges and wilderness areas in the U.S. that are kept in something close to their natural state. But one form of pollution isn't respecting those boundaries: man-made...
View ArticleTrump's Budget Would Eliminate A Key Funder Of Research On Coastal Pollution
For 51 years, a small federal program has been paying scientists to keep American waterways healthy. It's called Sea Grant — part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — and President...
View ArticleMarket Forces May Impact Emissions More Than Climate Agreements
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Throughout President Trump's overseas trip this week, he's been getting an earful about climate and how important the Paris climate agreement...
View ArticleWhat Are The Ramifications Of The U.S. Leaving The Climate Accord?
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump has said the U.S. is now out of the Paris climate accord. In his speech in the Rose Garden yesterday, he listed off the...
View Article315,000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens
A team of European and Moroccan scientists has found the fossil remains of five individuals who they believe are the most ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) ever found. In a remote area of Morocco...
View ArticleHow Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It
One of nature's most efficient life-support systems is the egg. Eggs evolved over 300 million years ago as vertebrate animals adapted to living on land. And since then, they've taken on numerous...
View ArticleResearchers Analyze Economic Impact Of Climate Change In The U.S.
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Climate scientists agree that the 21st century will be warmer. That warming will likely bring economic pain to the U.S., though economists...
View ArticleIf It Walks Like An Ant, You Probably Wouldn't Eat It — Or So These Spiders Hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAS3kahu76k Rule number one in nature: Find a way NOT to get eaten. You can run or fight or hide--or you can look like something that tastes horrible. It appears that a...
View ArticlePlastic Is Everywhere And Recycling Isn't The End Of It
Few inventions in modern history have been as successful as plastic. It's in vehicles and building materials and most of our electronic devices. We wrap stuff in it and even wear it. Now a research...
View ArticleMapping Coastal Flood Risk Lags Behind Sea Level Rise
Sea levels are rising and climate scientists blame global warming. They predict that higher seas will cause more coastal flooding through this century and beyond, even in places that have normally been...
View ArticleTrump Policies Could Undermine Post-Harvey Rebuilding
President Trump pledged to rebuild Houston and Texas bigger and better than ever. However, earlier this month, he rescinded an Obama executive order that required flood-damaged property to be rebuilt...
View ArticleHurricanes Are Sweeping The Atlantic. What's The Role Of Climate Change?
Hurricane Irma is hovering somewhere between being the most- and second-most powerful hurricane recorded in the Atlantic. It follows Harvey, which dumped trillions of gallons of water on South Texas....
View ArticleNew Research Shows How 'Atmospheric Rivers' Wreak Havoc Around The Globe
An "atmospheric river" is a colorful term for a sinuous plume of moisture that travels up from the tropics — a single plume can carry more water than the Mississippi River at its mouth. But new...
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