Updated estimates of the worldwide sources and sinks of anthropogenic carbon dioxide provide a firmer basis for monitoring climate action.

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The ocean carbon sink strengthened in previous warm El Niño years due to reduced CO2 outgassing in the tropics. Here the authors show that the ocean carbon sink declined in 2023 despite record-high se...

Measurements analyzed by an international research team indicate the global ocean absorbed significantly less CO₂ than anticipated during the unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023.

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From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.

Climate.gov, NOAA’s portal to the work of their Climate Program Office, will likely soon shut down as most of the staff charged with maintaining it were fired on 31 May.

In celebration of June as World Ocean Month, the NSF Division of Ocean Sciences looks forward to the 7th annual Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium, which…

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Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

Thoughts on US federal support for science

The billion-dollar disaster tracker is on a growing list of datasets NOAA says that either scientists will no longer update or the administration will decommission entirely.

The Iberian blackout showed us how much community matters.

The $9 billion agency, which exists solely to fund researchers, projects and facilities outside its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, is hitting reverse on its mission.

The establishment and growth of scientific communities require long-term planning, political backing, and social and economic support. In many Latin American countries, these entities have been repeat...

Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.

After years of storytelling and running classes and festivals, I’ve seen first-hand how a love of nature makes people want to protect it.

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On Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 2:00PM ET, US Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD), climate and environmental advocates, scientists, and members of Congress will hold a press conference outside the Departme...

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ECCO-Darwin provides answers

Your organisation should probably ditch offsets too.

Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless.