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First LookLarson C fracturing: Only 12 miles connect massive ice shelf to AntarcticThe giant rift in the Larsen C ice shelf has advanced more than 6 miles since January 1st, the MIDAS project announced on Friday.聽
First Look125,000 years of ocean warming in 50 years: What does it mean for sea levels?The last time the Earth's oceans were this warm, the water level was two to three stories higher than it is today, according to a new research paper.聽
First LookMore than half of all primates threatened with extinction, according to 'wake-up call' studyA comprehensive new look at the numbers of our fellow primates doesn't bode well.聽
On global warming, Trump nominees try having it both waysCabinet candidates聽aren't calling climate change a 'hoax,' but they're聽taking on climate science by emphasizing a lack of modeling precision and disagreements among scientists.
First LookLast year was the warmest year on record 鈥� for the third time in a rowLast year was the third year in a row to shatter global heat records, a trend that scientists say shows 'big changes' are already underway.
First LookEndangered Species Act: get ready for big changes, says GOPRepublican lawmakers are preparing to roll back the influence of the Endangered Species Act, arguing that the law is an unnecessary hindrance to economic development.聽
First LookExtreme weather aside, what will climate change do to nice, mild days?On average, Earth will have 10 fewer days of mild and mostly dry weather by the end of the century, researchers estimate.
First LookState Department sends another $500 million to UN Green Climate FundThe United States has contributed $1 billion total toward the UN climate fund. Will other wealthy nations follow?聽
Why the EPA nominee wants to be a political wrecking ballScott Pruitt has made a career of asserting states' rights against federal authority, primarily by suing the agency he may run. Now, he gets a chance to shift that balance.
First LookWhat history tells us about why 81 whales died in Florida strandingOfficials say that the false killer聽whales died after becoming stranded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Florida Everglades, but are searching for clues as to why they swam ashore.聽
Does the bald eagle's comeback spell bad news for other species?The national bird has made a dramatic comeback in the last few decades. But now, the predator is seeking out livestock and even some endangered species as food.
First LookHas killing 70,000 birds failed to make NYC flights any safer?More than 70,000 birds have been killed in an effort to open NYC flight paths since U.S. Airways flight flew into a flock of geese and made an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009.- Los Angeles preps for less reliance on water importsIn this edition: More people leave lawns behind as California seeks to make water conservation a way of life; the Trump Cabinet nominee who sees climate change as a threat; farewell to the 747.聽
Development has affected 7 percent of virgin forests since 2000: StudyA new study shows that the world has lost 7 percent of its intact forests in the past 16 years, with implications for biodiversity, climate change, and human life.
New Energy Dept. guidelines: Changing culture or political ploy?Scientists can now speak freely to the media and publish in scientific journals. The guidelines may set the course for the upcoming confirmation hearing for Energy Secretary 鈥� and the department's next four years.
Bring back the grizzlies? Feds draft plan to restore Washington's bear populationFederal officials looking to restore the Grizzly population in and around North Cascades National Park drafted four options to transplant the bears from other regions. They've successfully bolstered bear populations elsewhere in the past, but this time there's opposition.
Energy secretary seeks to lock in free speech for DOE scientistsThe new policy, which Ernest Moniz says was in the works before Donald Trump won the presidency,聽says scientists 'are free and encouraged to share their scientific findings and views.'
First LookLast United 747 flights: A sign of aviation progress?The US-based airline announced its accelerated plan to phase out the once iconic jumbo jet.
His zeal isn't clear, but Tillerson calls climate change a 'threat'Unlike some other Trump Cabinet picks, Rex Tillerson acknowledges climate change. His confirmation hearing to become聽secretary of State leaves doubts about how much climate action he supports.
First LookBumblebees put on endangered US species list. How to help.The rusty-patched bumblebee, an important pollinator, has been placed on the endangered species list in a last-ditch effort to protect its failing population.聽
