Bill McKibben, a famous environmentalist who founded 350.org, delivered the 2011 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture on Thursday.

Cornell professors find that extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as "fracking," may worsen the effects of global warming.

Using geological technologies, Michael Bevis Ph.D. '78 is doing research that could help scientists better understand the consequences of climate change.

In spite of bad weather, 55 students showed up to promote global warming awareness for the international campaign 350 Earth Art.

An air pollution major in undergraduate school, Prof. Natalie Mahowald, earth and atmospheric sciences, emphasized the importance of researching climate change. “There are so many interesting scientific questions that need to be addressed, which are very policy-relevant.”

Steven Zhang '12 says America is gone, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus '69 spoke on his time at Cornell and its influence on his politics last night in Statler.

Last week, Ph.D. candidate Karen Heymann, crop and soil sciences, presented her research on black carbon, one of the "dirtiest" specimen on Earth. Her research utilized the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source to detect and characterize this substance, which plays a role in soil and climate change.

Capt. D. C. Anderson (ret.) a former captain in the oil industry, visited the university last Friday to discuss the role of the BP oil leak within the overarching theme of climate change, and he talked about his plans for a "Planet Earth Ship," a vessel that would travel the globe, highlighting the top news from every harbor.

As the 40th anniversary of Earth Day nears, the science section explores modern technologies that may provide a sustainable future and healthy environment. "Biochar" collects atmospheric carbon dioxide in the soil, transforming a potentially harmful greenhouse gas into a practical source of carbon.