As Trump Signals Climate Action Pullback, Local Leaders Push Forward
Governors and mayors say they are determined to continue with plans to address climate change, no matter what a Trump administration may do.
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Governors and mayors say they are determined to continue with plans to address climate change, no matter what a Trump administration may do.
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG
A new visualization from NASA illustrates the concentration of carbon dioxide around the globe over the course of a year.
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
In the Waitomo caves of New Zealand, the insects use bioluminescence and silk threads of a sticky substance to catch prey.
By JOANNA KLEIN
A blast of Arctic air is freezing the northern United States, driven by the jet stream and perhaps made more extreme by climate change.
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG
Here's a selection of Science desk reporters' most memorable stories of the year, with a focus on archaeology, biology and space.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The technique, discovered by a team at the Salk Institute and tested in mice, cannot be applied directly to people, but it points toward better understanding of human aging.
By NICHOLAS WADE
Around a handful of beaches on the island of Cebu, divers can swim with sparkling aggregations of fish that collect in “bait balls.”
By JOANNA KLEIN
The Block Island Wind Farm, consisting of five turbines off Rhode Island, sets up the possibility for offshore wind projects elsewhere along the coast.
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG
A Mars mission heavy on infrastructure might be attractive to the next president’s developer instincts.
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Distinct populations of Atlantic killifish developed adaptations that helped them survive in waters tainted by toxic leftovers of industrial manufacturing.
By JOANNA KLEIN
If you trace most food chains back far enough, you get sunlight. But trace back that of the Caribbean spiny lobster, and you get swamp gas.
By STEPH YIN
A Chinese paleontologist’s discovery in an amber market is offering new insights into the evolution of feathers.
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
Some praying mantis females are much larger than males, because they mimic flowers to attract prey.
By JAMES GORMAN
We’re taking you on a journey to help you understand how bees, while hunting for pollen, use all of their senses — taste, touch, smell and more — to decide what to pick up and bring home.
By JOANNA KLEIN