The Earth Enters ‘Uncharted Territory’ With Unprecedented Heat and Carbon Dioxide Levels

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2017 The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization confirms reports that 2016 was the hottest year on record and predicts more bad news for 2017. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Talk of ‘Unity’

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 3, 2017 The president played on themes of harmony in his first address to Congress, but recent incidents of violence and bigotry tell a different story. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Via Twitter, National Parks Service and NASA Defy Trump’s Gag on Climate Change Information

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jan 26, 2017 Many in the scientific community are also spreading word of an upcoming “Scientists March on Washington.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The ‘Hidden Figures’ Jeff Sessions Wants to Keep in the Shadows

By Bill Moyers / Moyers & Company Jan 13, 2017 A new movie reminds us of past racial injustice as a new administration tries to turn back the clock. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will Trump Scrap NASA’s Climate Research Mission?

By Andrew Revkin / ProPublica Dec 12, 2016 NASA does more than explore other planets; it studies our own. Agency scientists worry Donald Trump will abort the work. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Photo of the Week: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9, Up in Flames

BLANK Sep 3, 2016 That part of the left-wing mind that ranges from suspicion to rejection of the doctrine of private wealth was allowed a touch of schadenfreude when the billionaire’s dream flashed hues of yellow and orange before shaking buildings for several miles around. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Future Scope (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig May 26, 2016 You may have missed it among the flood of presidential campaign news, but NASA recently announced the discovery of over twelve-hundred new planets. Dig deeper

Breaking Free: A Rising Tide of Climate Resistance

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 19, 2016 It has become increasingly clear that it is the younger generation that will save us all. It has become increasingly clear that it is the younger generation that will save us all. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Clean Aviation Will Take Wing, but ETA Is Up in the Air

Thor Benson / Truthdig Mar 4, 2016 With legendary inventor Elon Musk in the vanguard, innovators are racing to design an all-electric aircraft. One fact that spurs them on: Today's aviation-fuel airplanes are a significant part of the pollution crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Moon: Who Will Lead It?

Jenna Berbeo / Truthdig Oct 16, 2015 He already thinks he hung it, so Donald Trump would be a natural leader for Jeb Bush's future moon colony. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cutting Emissions May Save Some U.S. Cities, but More Than 400 Appear ‘Already Lost,’ Study Finds

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet Oct 15, 2015 Researchers say it is already too late for Miami and New Orleans, which will be overcome by rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change. Under a worst-case scenario, New York could be unlivable by 2085. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )