7:08
A Somber Room of Climate Scientists
Science and environment reporter Lauren Sommer delivers the news from the American Geophysical Union meeting.
5:14
Going All In on Clean Energy
A new group of wealthy investors are betting $1 billion on an uncrowded but risky market.
8:38
Exploring Geologic History With a Virtual Field Trip
An interactive tour by a geology educator invites visitors to examine rock details and explore earth’s history.
Embark On A 360-Degree Geologic Expedition
Learn how to decipher some of the physical processes that shaped the land structure, or “geomorphology,” of parts of California in this virtual field trip.
Memories in the Mud
Create a simulated sediment core and use it to identify the number of tropical cyclones that swept through the area near Belize’s Blue Hole. Learn how scientists use sediment cores to get information about weather events dating back 1500 years.
17:15
Author David Biello on the Future of Environmental Innovation and Policy
How might Donald Trump influence climate change policy, and where can we look to for innovative environmental solutions?
6:51
A Mission to Mars on the Hawaiian Islands
Researchers are simulating the Martian environment near a Hawaiian volcano to test how communication systems would work on the planet.
17:38
What Caused the Midcontinent Rift?
The Midcontinent Rift is an ancient rift system that could have split the country into two parts a billion years ago.
4:15
Turning Down the Greenhouse Gases in Your Air Conditioning
A global agreement will phase out heat-trapping HFCs in air conditioners, refrigerants, and other systems.
4:11
A Carbon Contradiction
Reservoirs are both sources of renewable energy and one of the world’s biggest producers of greenhouse gases.