NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, flew through the Van Allen belts, rings of charged particles trapped by Earth’s magnetic field, to understand how particles were gained and lost. The belts shield Earth from cosmic radiation, solar storms, and the constantly streaming […]
New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem.
Learn how fossils from Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park revealed that a Late Triassic crocodile relative may have started life on four legs before walking on two as an adult.
A new analysis finds that global warming has significantly accelerated since 2015, but not everyone agrees.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06389B, Review Article Guan Xi, Jiewei Deng, Kou Yang, Zhenyu Cui, Tiangang Luan, Chunyan Hao, Shanqing Zhang Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are the primary power supply and energy storage tools to meet modern society’s high energy demands. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are important components integrated into the... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 5, 16 March 2026.
Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expected
New research shows that mixing and matching manageable climate policy 'wedges' can add up to real solutions. The post Six trillion ways to solve climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are using oracle bones, archaeological evidence and climate modeling to find out why.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07165H, Paper Huan Li, Zhiqin Ying, Wenfeng Liu, Xin Li, Fanshu Kong, Ziyu He, Haofan Ma, Yunyun Yu, Rui Li, Meili Zhang, Yan Zheng, Xuefeng Hu, Yuheng Zeng, Luyao Zheng, Xi Yang, Jichun Ye The thermal evaporation of the Cr film prevents ambient air exposure and induces n-type doping in C 60 , thereby improving interfacial adhesion. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Learn more about the Echinus Geyser at Yellowstone National Park, which recently erupted, but may not sustain into the summer.
Most coastal risk assessments have underestimated current sea levels, meaning tens of millions of people face losing their homes to rising waters earlier than expected
In ‘Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel about Our Changing Planet,’ Kate Marvel argues that feelings belong in climate science – and that hope is still alive. The post The climate scientist who refuses to stay objective appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02576-2Despite strong evidence that Indigenous stewardship sustains biodiversity and carbon stocks, carbon markets typically reward recovery from degradation rather than protection, often excluding Indigenous-managed lands. Rethinking additionality could align climate mitigation with care, equity and long-term ecosystem stewardship.
Over the past year, satellite engineers at Redwire Space in Belgium have been hard at work assembling European Space Agency’s ozone-monitoring satellite, ALTIUS. The team has now passed a major milestone: testing the deployment of the satellite’s two solar panels, a critical step in preparing it for life in orbit.
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria showed that people with disabilities can get left behind during an emergency. The post Why inclusive disaster planning can be lifesaving appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The ice along Antarctica’s ‘grounding lines’ has been largely stable over the past 30 years – but ice has retreated by more than 40 km in some areas, a new study based on satellite data finds.
Learn how 30 years of satellite radar data mapped Antarctica’s grounding lines and revealed more than 10 Los Angeles–sized areas of grounded ice loss in vulnerable regions.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink I was reminded of Arthur C. Clark’s famous third law the other day, that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” I’d recently gotten Claude Code set up on my computer, and was using it to help write the code for some reduced-complexity climate model runs. Suddenly projects that would have taken hours or even days were running in minutes. It was not perfect – I needed to carefully help it create project plans, develop tests, and review the results – but it represented a remarkable step up from the capabilities I was familiar with in past web-based LLM interfaces. I’m something of an unusual climate scientist as, rather than working...
Fungus-farming ants have evolved a remarkable solution to the danger of excess carbon dioxide inside their nests – which could inspire ways for humans to capture CO2
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, February 22, 2026 thru Sat, February 28, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (13 articles) States push climate superfund bills despite Trump’s opposition "The legislation would make oil and gas firms pay for climate damages from burning their products. Trump has referred to such laws as 'extortion'.” Canary Media, Sarah Shemkus, Feb 17, 2026. Data Centers Are Not a License to Drill Union of Concerned Scientists, Laura Peterson, Feb 18, 2026. Why rejecting the endangerment finding also rejects climate science Chemical & Engineering News, Leigh Krietsch Boerner, Feb 18, 2026. ...
Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, floods and predators.
A deep dive on the latest hurricane science. The post Will climate change bring more major hurricane landfalls to the U.S.? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben's discovery of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 in 1940 helped usher in a new era of dating artifacts from past civilizations.
Mars is not what it used to be. Once warm, watery, and blanketed by a thick atmosphere, today the Red Planet is cold, dry, and draped by a thin atmospheric veil. The main culprit is a relentless stream of particles from the Sun, known as the solar wind. Over billions of years, the solar wind has stripped away […]
The UK's first geothermal plant in Cornwall is part of a wave of projects aiming to meet growing electricity demand, some of them enabled by technology from oil and gas fracturing
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07705B, Paper Zhen Liu, Minghao Liu, Tengfei Hu, Xiang Niu, Bin Zhou, Teng Lu, Cheng Yang, Fei Cao, Shengguo Lu, Yun Liu, Genshui Wang, Junhao Chu The development of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with high energy storage performance (ESP) is crucial for keeping pace with the ongoing trend toward miniaturization and integration in next-generation pulsed-power systems.... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Florida’s barrier reef is in trouble – and it’s costing us. The reef has been experiencing a severe outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease over the past decade. The likely cause: stress from the warming climate and acidifying waters, both the result of burning fossil fuels. The financial stake of losing the reef is high. Florida’s coral reefs are estimated to draw in over $1 billion in tourism revenue each year, provide $650 million in flood protection benefits, and support over 70,000 jobs. What’s more, coral reefs protect people and property by dissipating up to 97% of wave energy , lessening storm surges. A new study in Nature Climate Change...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05955K, Paper Xingguo Zhong, Peipei Du, Ziwen Yang, Gaofeng Du, Xinqi Wei, Haoyue Liang, Xuhao Liu, Yalun Li, Wei Liang, Jinxing Huang, Yanpeng Guo, Xizheng Liu, Tianyou Zhai, Huiqiao Li An innovative upcycling strategy for the one-step reconstruction of random spent LiCoO 2 into high-value Li 6 CoO 4 , boosting the recycling profit tenfold compared to direct recycling methods. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spilling across the frozen landscapes of the St. Elias Mountains.
JWST observed Uranus for nearly a full rotation, charting the planet's upper atmosphere and magnetic environment for the first time.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07819A, Review Article Shuai Liu, Deyu Wu, Dalin Sun, Yan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Tianyi Ma, Shuangyin Wang Formic acid (FA)/formate (FM) is widely recognized as an important energy carrier and high-value chemical. Through electrocatalysis, abundant carbon sources such as CO2 and biomass can be converted into FA... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Located over the remote South Indian Ocean, Horacio is not a threat to any land areas. The post Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections . Watch the video accompanying this transcript here That’s the report in which the agency concluded that climate pollution endangers public health and welfare and thus must be regulated under the Clean Air Act. It’s the basis of all federal climate regulations. As I wrote back in August when the EPA released its draft proposal, the agency has now – over a decade and a half later – reinterpreted the Clean Air Act to only apply to direct health impacts from local pollution, and not to indirect health effects, like those associated with global climate pollutants. The agency finalized the decision six months later. And the EPA has already been rolling back all...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 4, 28 February 2026.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, February 15, 2026 thru Sat, February 21, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (17 articles) Democratic senators launch inquiry into EPA’s repeal of key air pollution enforcement measure "Senators said repeal was ‘particularly troubling’ and was counter to EPA’s mandate to protect human health" The Guardian, Marina Dunbar, Feb 10, 2026. What repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ means for public health "The EPA has scrapped a rule stating that climate change harms human health. Here’s what that could mean" Scientific American, Andrea Thompson, Feb 12, 2026. Trump...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06320E, Paper Wenbin Wang, Hongyu Zhang, Miao Guo, Chaoqun Li, Xian Zhou, Guanglin Xia, Xuebin Yu Solvation sheath rearrangement is recognized as a key strategy for modifying electrolytes to enhance the kinetics of magnesium batteries. However, its fundamental mechanism diverges significantly from that in Li-ion batteries... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Learn more about the massive avalanche near Lake Tahoe that killed eight skiers and is exposing how snow droughts and climate change are increasing avalanche risk.
A pioneering energy-generating device utilizes reliable wind speeds at an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 meters).
White House push to boost nuclear power could lead to more cancer cases, some researchers say
Learn how glacier fronts in Greenland concentrate polar cod and create critical feeding grounds for ringed seals.
The Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for harvest.
Each year, the world’s leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. Their assessments draw heavily on data from Earth-observing satellites – and the latest report delivers a stark warning: the planet’s energy balance is drifting further out of alignment, ocean warming is now accelerating, and the land’s capacity to absorb carbon is declining, along with other troubling trends.
A look at what we know and don't yet know about how climate change could affect the paths of these storms — and the all-important question of how often they'll make landfall. The post The future of Atlantic hurricane tracks appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07058A, Paper Jie Sun, Xiaoyi Wang, Shaojie Zhang, Yu Cao, Haochen Gong, Mengting Zheng, Jun Lu The initial irreversible capacity loss (ICL) during the first charging process greatly reduces the affordable energy and power densities of commercial Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Though various solid-phase prelithiation additives have... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Learn how Antarctica’s gravity hole formed inside Earth and grew stronger as its ice sheets took hold.
Earth’s river deltas, home to about 5% of the global population and some of the world’s major cities, are experiencing subsidence, which exacerbates the risks from sea-level rise. The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a decade's worth of data showing land sinking faster than previously thought.
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator and climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Video description Artificial Intelligence is here, and it's changing the world. But when it comes to climate change, whether those AI changes are going to save us or doom us depends heavily on who you ask. I take a look at what our AI Overlord CEOs have been saying about climate change, and about AI's huge energy needs. And see just how much they contradict each other and themselves - especially when it comes to the vast amounts of energy our AI future (might) need, and the climate change consequences this would cause. Featuring Sam Altman, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sara Peach The Trump administration on Thursday revoked the basis for federal climate regulations, undermining the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to protect the environment and public health. Here’s what every U.S. resident should know about what just happened. The EPA determined in 2009 that climate pollution endangers public health and welfare. Mainstream, peer-reviewed scientific research shows that climate-warming greenhouse gases are increasing the number of extreme heat waves, severe storms, and other dangerous weather events. Under former President Barack Obama, the EPA reviewed the evidence, and the agency’s “scientific conclusion, known as the...
Unsettled weather continues for the UK this week, with rain, wind, snow and ice in the forecast bringing the potential for disruption.
This month's new moon brings an annular (or "ring of fire") solar eclipse, but it will only be visible from parts of Antarctica.
Feb. 14 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06789H, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Tae-gwang Yun, Yejin Lee, Joonchul Shin, Dong Ho Lee, Min Taek Hong, Seonghun Lee, Sang-Joon Kim, Hyun Ji Lee, Jiwon Lee, Gyeongrok Min, Seunghyun Weon, Minho Choi, Ho Won Jang, Han Seul Kim, Ji-Soo Jang Capturing greenhouse gases (GHGs) while generating electricity offers a new paradigm for climate mitigation. Here, we report a GHG-driven energy harvesting system, termed a gas capture and electricity generator (GCEG),... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
People who love their heat pumps are now teaching neighbors to go electric. The post The clean energy coach next door appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
NASA’s Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the Moon. The CaRD team performed integrated prototype testing that used concentrated solar energy to extract oxygen from simulated lunar soil, while confirming the production of carbon monoxide through a solar-driven chemical reaction. If deployed on the Moon, this technology could enable the production of propellant using […]
Learn how bacteria inside marine snow may dissolve shell minerals and influence how the ocean stores carbon.
Wild rice, central to Anishinaabe culture, is shrinking as climate change and pollution take a toll. The post A sacred Minnesota food is in decline appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 1, 2026 thru Sat, March 7, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (8 articles) Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds "Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño" The Guardian, Ajit Niranjan , Feb 6, 2026. Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’ "Rising temperatures across France since the mid-1970s are putting Tour de France competitors at 'high risk', according to new research." Carbon Brief, Giuliana Viglione, Feb 24, 2026. Wildfire Seasons Are Starting to Overlap...
Sea Ice Today services reduced Beginning October 15, 2025 , NSIDC’s Sea Ice Today services will be reduced because of non-renewed funding. This means no new monthly and mid-month analysis posts, limited comparison tools, and reduced user support. Learn more here: https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/data-announcements/user-notice-sea-ice-today-services-reduced If you rely on these services, we would like to hear from you. Share your story at nsidc@nsidc.org . Your input can help us demonstrate the importance of sustaining Sea Ice Today into the future. michon Wed, 10/15/2025 - 13:33 Article Type Analysis - Sea Ice Today Publish Date Wed, 10/15/2025 - 12:00...
A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year.
Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could warn of more severe climate impacts
Open access notables Abrupt Gulf Stream path changes are a precursor to a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation , van Westen & Dijkstra, Communications Earth & Environment The Gulf Stream is part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The AMOC is a tipping element and may collapse under changing forcing. However, the role of the Gulf Stream in such a tipping event is unknown. Here, we investigate the link between the AMOC and Gulf Stream using a high-resolution (0. 1°) stand-alone ocean simulation, in which the AMOC collapses under a slowly-increasing freshwater forcing. AMOC weakening gradually shifts the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras northward, followed by an abrupt northward displacement of 219 km within...
Wildfires, insect outbreaks, and storms cause large pulses of tree mortality. Climate change amplifies these forest disturbances, yet their future magnitude and extent remain uncertain. Here, we simulated future forest disturbance regimes at 100-meter ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters In brief The strongest hurricanes are likely to grow stronger as a result of climate change. So far, there has been no significant increase or decrease in the number of major hurricanes making landfall in the United States. However, it’s likely that there has been an increase in the number of major hurricanes in the Atlantic as a whole since 1946. Also, the intensity of landfalling continental U.S. hurricanes has increased, so even if the total number of landfalls has not increased, their potential to do damage has. When major hurricanes do hit, they will do more damage than they did in the past: They will be stronger, wetter, and bring higher storm tides because of sea...
How award-winning scientist Meha Jain is using satellite data to help India's farmers adapt to climate change.
Learn more about the ozone hole, how it was created, how it was healed, and what message it offers about climate change.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07782F, Paper Chaozhu Huang, Guobin Zhang, Haichuan Guo, Lin Yang, Yitian Feng, Quanyan Man, Qing Zhang, Chi Li, Peng Du, Wanwisa Limphirat, Yongbiao Mu, Lin Zeng Local structural disorder induced by Zr/Hf and O 2− co-doping in Li 3 AlCl 6 yields amorphous Al-based electrolytes with greatly accelerated Li + migration and stable cell interfaces, supporting low-cost and long-life all-solid-state lithium batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator Dave Borlace . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Video description Why does the global energy transition look so slow in the headline statistics — even as solar, wind, EVs and heat pumps surge ahead? New analysis from EMBER argues the problem isn’t the transition — it’s the way we’ve been counting it. By shifting the focus from “primary energy” to “useful energy” the paper reveals how electrification dramatically reduces wasted energy and why renewables are far more competitive than traditional charts suggest. Support Dave Borlace and his "Just have a Think" channel on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/justhaveathink
Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going to come from
The state’s largest climate resilience program is proving itself immune to the governor’s purge. The post A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02579-zElectric vehicles (EV) will be widely adopted in the near future, but worsening climate change will impact the performance and longevity of EV batteries. This research reveals the scale and distribution of these effects and how technological advancements could mitigate battery lifetime reductions.
Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without harming wildlife, according to the researchers behind an ocean alkalinity enhancement test
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00643D, Paper Yuezhang He, Zhenqian Wang, Mohamed Atouife, Daniel De Castro Gomez, Xin He, Omar Hurtado Perez, Xingyuan Yang, Tianduo Peng, Jesse D Jenkins, Zheng Li Addressing climate change requires decarbonizing the iron and steel industry, which accounts for about 7% of global CO₂ emissions. Hydrogen-based direct reduced iron with electric arc furnaces (H₂-DRI-EAF) emerges as... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Governments around the country have sought damages totaling billions of dollars, arguing it's necessary to help pay for rebuilding after wildfires, rising sea levels, and severe storms worsened by climate change. The post Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Open access notables Relative Vulnerability of US National Parks to Cumulative and Transformational Climate Impacts , Michalak et al., Conservation Letters National Parks are under threat from multiple interacting climatic changes, which have already triggered transformations in these protected landscapes. We conducted a multidimensional analysis of climate-change vulnerability for National Parks to identify which parks are most at risk of climate-change impacts and therefore in the greatest need of targeted climate-change vulnerability assessment and planning. We identified 174 (67%) parks as most exposed to one or more potentially transformative climate impacts including fire, drought, sea-level rise, and forest pests and diseases. Cumulative vulnerability across...
From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins surveys a climate historian's cosmic sweep
The world currently lacks an authoritative and up to date assessment of climate change risks say a group of experts writing in the journal Nature today [25 February 2026]..
The fund has awarded more than 4 million dollars to youth-led groups in the last few years. The post The Youth Climate Justice Fund empowers young people to lead the climate fight appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07166F, Perspective Mingjie Wu, Xiaoya Zhan, Siyi Yang, Junjie Zheng, Xun Cui, Bao Yu Xia, Shuhui Sun, Yingkui Yang Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) represent one of the most promising technologies for sustainable energy storage, boasting a high theoretical energy density of 1086 Wh kg-1 that far exceeds that of conventional... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03704B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Minwoo Lee, George Kwesi Asare, Tommy H. Richards, Dong Gyu Lee, Tae Kyung Lee, Jongsung Park, Juhong Oh, Jihoo Lim, Martin A. Green, Xiaojing Hao, Dohyung Kim, Helen Hejin Park, Jae Sung Yun In response to the lack of standardized space testing, this work establishes an accelerated thermal shock protocol to rigorously evaluate the stability of space-compatible perovskite solar cells. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06797A, Paper Minhao Yang, Shiang Zhao, Yanlong Zhao, Haoran Sun, Huarui Yan, Chong Zhang, Jiajun Qu, Jun Liu, Bobo Tian, Zhi-Min Dang Flexible dielectrics for high-temperature electrostatic energy storage suffer from poor thermal stability, low insulation strength and inferior charge-discharge performances at elevated temperatures and high electric fields. Constructing a crosslinked structure... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Learn how Triassic marine amphibian fossils from the Kimberley region in Australia reveal rapid global dispersal after the end-Permian mass extinction.
A new study details the vast price society is paying for burning coal, oil, and gas. The post Fossil fuel pollution’s effect on oceans comes with huge costs appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
These books and reports span topics of migration, indigenous movements, African-American communities, and the Disability Rights movement. The post 12 environmental & climate justice reads appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05591A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Zipeng Liu, T Terlouw, Patrick Frey, Christian Bauer, Russell McKenna Low-carbon fuels (LCFs) such as green hydrogen, synthetic hydrocarbons, and biofuels are critical for decarbonizing sectors that are difficult to electrify. In this study, we present a globally harmonized techno-economic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This growing type of pollution could destroy ozone and form climate-warming clouds
Inconsistent snow is forcing a longtime winter attraction to adapt to a warming climate. The post Why these Lake Tahoe sleighs have wheels now appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The US Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act establishes federal fisheries management to support the food supply, the economy, human health, and recreation (1). Section 312 of the act authorizes disaster assistance in the event of a natural disaster, such as a tropical storm that destroys fishing vessels or seafood processing infrastructure, or a technological disaster, such as an oil spill that shuts down a fishery (1). On 19 November 2025, US Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced House Resolution (HR) 6150 (2), legislation that would amend Section 312 of the act to classify economic hardship, caused by lawful or unlawful actions by a foreign entity, as a disaster that justifies co-opting disaster assistance funds as subsidies. The bill, which is under referral with...
By Denise Lineberry On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth orbit. Though its final transmission was in May 1958, it continued to revolve around Earth more than 58,000 times. As […]
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink With the advent of modern reanalysis products (weather models run backwards in time, ingesting data from satellites, weather balloons, airplanes, and surface observations) we now have an unprecedented look at the real-time evolution of the Earth’s climate. I often use ECMWF’s ERA5 reanalysis (which is arguably the most state-of-the-art of the bunch) to look at current daily global temperature anomalies, to forecast where the current month might end up, or to use as inputs to a model (along with El Nino / La Nina predictions) to estimate what temperatures for the year will be. But rather than manually making these charts every week or so, I (admittedly with the help of Claude Code) have put together an interactive...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07347B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Kyle Shank, Hefei Xu, Yunming Xu, Amirmohammad Arjomand Kermani, Jiangzhou Qin, Shang Zhai Advancing a net-negative carbon economy requires efficient and cost-effective CO2 capture and utilization methods. Here, we introduce a novel sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) looping process that accelerates CO2 capture and mineralization... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Antarctica plays a crucial role in the Earth’s climate system by reflecting solar radiation back into space. The large white ice surfaces and clouds play a decisive role in this process. However, how clouds actually form in Antarctica, how they interact with the atmosphere and what role aerosols play in this process has not been sufficiently researched to date. Engaging in the SANAT flight campaign, the Alfred Wegener Institute, the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry aim to help close this knowledge gap. The flight-based aerosol measurements conducted in Antarctica are the first of their kind in 20 years and also the first to extend deep into the interior.
The discovery of an antibiotic-resistant microbe locked in Romanian cave ice highlights both the risks of a warming world and an unexpected source of future medicines.
Learn how warming winters are making life harder for grey wolves, a struggle that the species has faced at least once before.
Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link between climate change and earthquakes
Warmer winters can result in thinner ice, so knowing safety rules is essential. The post Lake lovers beware: Winter ice isn’t always what it used to be appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, February 8, 2026 thru Sat, February 14, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (10 articles) After Republican complaints, judicial body pulls climate advice "Meant to help judges handle scientific issues, document is now climate-free." Ars Techica, John Timmer, Feb 10, 2026. The E.P.A. Is Barreling Toward a Supreme Court Climate Showdown "The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming. Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office." The New York Times, &by Maxine Joselow & Lisa Friedman, Feb 10, 2026...
Four researchers dive into the health risks associated with climate change, and why the recent decision by the Trump administration to rescind key environmental policies could lead to serious harm.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere temporarily lost its ability to break down methane, leading to a huge spike in the greenhouse gas.
Planting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada's annual emissions.