Arden L. Bement Jr., director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), today announced the appointment of Timothy Killeen to become NSF assistant director for the geosciences.

A nationwide initiative starting tomorrow will enable volunteers to track climate change by observing the timing of flowers and foliage.

Leading representatives from indigenous and scientific communities will take part in a landmark climate change symposium at NCAR in Boulder.

Natural processes may prevent oceans from warming beyond a certain point, helping protect some coral reefs from the impacts of climate change, new research finds.

Lou Verstraete, NCAR's Earth Observing Laboratory • As a senior technician, Verstraete manages a self-contained meteorological observing system that's deployed on field projects around the country and the world.