Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay
Beluga whales are called the canaries of the sea because scientists say they are some of the most vocal creatures on Earth.
Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
Erosion and melting permafrost have just about destroyed the Alaska village of Newtok. About 70 feet of land has been disappearing each year, and all that remains are some dilapidated…
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat and sea ice are crucial, intertwined and dwindling. And scientists say because of that polar bears are in trouble.
Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.
Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink
MELAMCHI, Nepal (AP) — In between the Himalayas' towering mountains, the town of Melamchi is no stranger to extreme weather, and its landscape bears the scars of years of floods…
Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in the late summer months of August and September of suffering heat-related…
How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world
CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — When polar bears started coming to Churchill, tourists did too. And then suddenly, polar bears began to appear everywhere — from artwork to cushion covers and…
The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region
The Ashaninka of the Amonia River, inhabitants of the western Amazon, reclaimed their land from cattle ranchers 30 years ago.
As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives
Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape the remote Canadian town of Churchill on the shore of Hudson Bay.
Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly
Heatstroke is a dangerous illness caused by heat and runners are at increasing risk as climate change creates more hot days.