Articles by

Carolyn Gramling

COP28 is making headlines. Here’s why the focus on methane matters

This year’s United Nations’ annual climate summit, dubbed COP28, is making a lot of headlines — not...

Here’s how 2023 became the hottest year on record

This year didn’t just shatter records. It changed the scales.  Graph after graph tracking this year’s soaring...

A new UN report lays out an ethical framework for climate engineering

The world is in a climate crisis — and in the waning days of what’s likely to...

The last 12 months were the hottest on record

The last 12 months were the hottest in 150 years of recordkeeping — and probably in the...

Newfound fossil species of lamprey were flesh eaters

Found in roughly 160-million-year-old rocks in North China, the Yanliao Biota is a diverse array of...

The development of quantum dots wins the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry

Work on tiny dots that light up TV screens and help doctors see the blood vessels that...

New computer analysis hints volcanism killed the dinosaurs, not an asteroid

For decades, scientists have vigorously debated whether an asteroid strike or massive volcanic eruptions ended the reign...

By flying over atmospheric rivers, scientists aim to improve forecasts

The term “atmospheric river” may sound airy and ethereal, but these massive, fast-moving, drenching storms can hit...