Articles by

Carolyn Gramling

Plants might not hold on to carbon as long as we thought

Earth’s plants aren’t holding onto carbon as long as we thought. A new analysis of pulses of...

Why this year’s climate conditions helped Hurricane Beryl smash records

Hurricane Beryl, the Atlantic Ocean’s first hurricane in 2024, began roaring across the Caribbean in late June,...

Meet Lokiceratops, a newly discovered species of horned dinosaur

A newfound dinosaur species may not have been burdened with the glorious purpose of Loki — but...

The Arctic is warming rapidly. These clouds may hold clues as to why

In the Arctic, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon generates some of the oddest clouds on Earth. Up there,...

‘Echidnapus’ hints at a lost age of egg-laying mammals

The Australian platypus is one of Earth’s most unusual creatures — but there was a time when...

In 2018, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted like a stomp rocket

A series of explosions from the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea in 2018 may have been triggered by a...

Freshwater first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, ancient crystals hint

Earth may have had fresh, not just salty, water as soon as 600 million years after the...

Will stashing more CO2 in the ocean help slow climate change?

The ocean is Earth’s climate hero. For decades, ocean waters have helped hold back the juggernaut of...