NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, United Kingdom — If you think it’s been unusually warm over the last few years, you haven’t been imaging it. The seven most severe years of polar ice sheet melting ever recorded have all taken place within the last decade, new research shows. Between 1992 and 2020, the ice sheets shed an astounding 7.6 …
HANOVER, N.H. — The era of the shorter professional athlete could be ending due to global warming, a new study explains. While there are plenty of examples of talented athletes well under six feet, like soccer megastar Lionel Messi and baseball legend Yogi Berra, researchers at Dartmouth have found that climate change is favoring taller, leaner …
BRISTOL, United Kingdom — Earth is heating up. Summers all over the world have become longer and more intense in recent years, with sweltering heatwaves suddenly becoming the new normal. Now, researchers from the University of Bristol have identified regions all over the world that are most vulnerable to the devastating effects of these scorching …
ITHACA, N.Y. — A warming planet could mean the end of broccoli as we know it. Researchers from Cornell University explain that broccoli heads don’t develop properly when people try to grow them in higher temperatures. This leaves the plant looking more like cauliflower. Now, scientists finally have an answer as to why this happens — …
BOSTON — The United States has a long and bloody history of gun violence that seems to get worse when the sun is shining. Now, a new study by Boston researchers has found a clear association between warmer weather and firearm violence in 100 of the country’s most populated cities. Heat-related shootings could be an …
MIAMI — While the Earth is getting warmer, the water is actually getting colder in a subpolar North Atlantic region called the “warming hole.” Although some scientists predict that changing ocean temperatures like this could lead to sudden climate change events — like in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow” — a new study says …
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The summer can be a dangerous time for those with heart issues, especially if they’re taking certain medications. Researchers from the Yale School of Public Health have discovered that people taking beta-blockers or antiplatelet medications like aspirin have a greater risk of suffering a heart attack when it’s hot out. “Patients …
NEW YORK — Where you go on vacation may say a lot about your personality and lifestyle. A new study finds that cold-weather people tend to be introverted, yet more adventurous, and earn higher salaries than those who always yearn for a beach getaway. For the study, 2,000 adult Americans were surveyed on their vacation …
WASHINGTON — Forecasters are predicting a potentially bitter cold winter thanks to El Niño, but that might be a good thing. A new study finds that milder winter weather in recent years is actually associated with a spike in crime rates. Researchers from the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder …