Heat

How a warming planet is wreaking havoc on your skin

Health
How a warming planet is wreaking havoc on your skin
How a warming planet is wreaking havoc on your skin

Why does one degree matter for ocean warming?

Environment
Why does one degree matter for ocean warming?
Why does one degree matter for ocean warming?

What is a haboob? The science behind the towering wall of dust

Environment
What is a haboob? The science behind the towering wall of dust
What is a haboob? The science behind the towering wall of dust

Extreme heat may age you as much as smoking, heavy drinking

Science
Extreme heat may age you as much as smoking, heavy drinking
Extreme heat may age you as much as smoking, heavy drinking

Whales are going eerily silent. Experts say it’s a warning sign.

Animals
Whales are going eerily silent. Experts say it’s a warning sign.
Whales are going eerily silent. Experts say it’s a warning sign.

‘Corn sweat’—and other weird weather phenomena—explained

Environment
‘Corn sweat’—and other weird weather phenomena—explained
‘Corn sweat’—and other weird weather phenomena—explained

New tech could tell you when it's too dangerous to be outside

Health
New tech could tell you when it's too dangerous to be outside
New tech could tell you when it's too dangerous to be outside

Humidity really has gotten worse in the last 40 years

Environment
Humidity really has gotten worse in the last 40 years
Humidity really has gotten worse in the last 40 years

What is a heat dome? The science behind the weather phenomenon

Environment
What is a heat dome? The science behind the weather phenomenon
What is a heat dome? The science behind the weather phenomenon

The improbable city where ice cream is king

History & Culture
The improbable city where ice cream is king
The improbable city where ice cream is king

Jennifer Uchendu wants us to talk about climate anxiety

  • History & Culture
  • National Geographic 33
Jennifer Uchendu wants us to talk about climate anxiety
Jennifer Uchendu wants us to talk about climate anxiety

They're on a mission to save their home from climate disaster

  • History & Culture
  • National Geographic 33
They're on a mission to save their home from climate disaster
They're on a mission to save their home from climate disaster

Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat

Animals
Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat
Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat

2024 might be one of the coldest years of the rest of your life

Environment
2024 might be one of the coldest years of the rest of your life
2024 might be one of the coldest years of the rest of your life

Here’s the science behind infrared heat, the new wellness trend

Science
Here’s the science behind infrared heat, the new wellness trend
Here’s the science behind infrared heat, the new wellness trend
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