Some rodents in South America carry arenaviruses and hantaviruses. Climate change may bring both to regions where neither is currently a threat.
In a study of 6.5 million children in Brazil, higher temperatures were associated with worse nutrition outcomes, especially in vulnerable groups.
Pacific pocket mice are geographically isolated, but the species may retain the genetic diversity needed to adapt to climate change.
Climate change could be forcing gray whales to seek food in San Francisco Bay, where vessel strikes may be driving rising deaths.
Conservationists now list the penguins and seals as “Endangered.” Climate change in Antarctica has led to plunging populations.
Climate change is affecting microbes, and that has implications for all life on Earth.
The Day After Tomorrow, Snowpiercer, Snowball Earth: Such end-of-days visions of a frozen Earth are fantastical … but can contain a snowflake of truth.
Satellite data show that U.S. cities have more nighttime cloud cover than nearby countryside, and building height and density help explain why.
Heat and humidity now severely limit light physical activity for millions of people around the world, with older adults facing the greatest burden.
People quickly normalize extreme weather. Simple visuals highlighting abrupt change could help climate change break through our mental blind spots.
