The Paris Navigating Gym floating down the Seine river in Paris, France. (Carlo Ratti Associati) At a Glance An Italian architecture firm has designed a floating gym that is powered when patrons work out.The gym allows clients to work out while touring the sites of Paris as the vessel meanders along the Seine River. An Italian design firm has created a floating gym that also functions as a boat, which offers patrons a workout and a beautiful tour of Paris...

Atmospheric ammonia concentration distribution in June, July and August 2008 is seen in this map released by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. (Michael Hopfner/KIT) At a Glance Ammonia has been detected in the upper levels of the planet's troposphere for the first time.It's believed that the ammonia is coming from livestock farming and fertilization in China and India. Scientists say they've discovered ammonia in the upper levels of the troposphere for the first time ever, a surprising find but also...

Several climate records set in 2016 show a dismal outlook for the planet. (U.S. Navy/Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler N. Thompson) Studies and reports released throughout 2016 on the changing climate have made one thing perfectly clear: The health of our planet is showing some alarming symptoms. While there were several positive milestones accomplished in 2016 to address climate change, including the implementation of the landmark, an accord signed by over 120 countries to curb warming to below 2°C, several...

2016 saw disturbing record-breaking weather trends. ...

A huge crater in Siberia caused by damage to the permafrost and global warming has been growing for years and now is a mile across. ...

Christmas revelers left tons of trash at a beach near Sydney, Australia. Meteorologist Danielle Banks explains. ...

At a Glance China issued its first ever red alert for smog.Some 24 cities have issued red alerts.Hundreds of flights were canceled as a result of the smog. China issued its first-ever national red alert for severe fog Tuesday after two dozen cities reported persistent air pollution issues. Theby China's national observatory for parts of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, as well as in the provinces of Henan, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu, according to state news agency Xinhua. A total of 24...

At a Glance A new study says the United States is shielded during busy hurricane cycles.An apparent climate quirk of stronger crosswinds and cooler coastal waters lessens hurricanes as they approach the coastal U.S. A buffer zone appears to be shielding the U.S. during busy hurricane seasons, a new study says. The says stronger wind shear, the change in winds with height and cooler coastal waters help to weaken stronger hurricanes as they approach the coastal United States during otherwise...

An independent study has confirmed previous findings from the U.S. government that there has been no pause in global warming, a common argument made by those who deny the continuous presence of climate change in recent decades. In 2015, NOAA adjusted a set of temperature readings to take into account changes in how ocean temperatures have been measured since scientists began studying changes in the climate. This adjustment riled a House committee member and others who claimed data was altered...

A huge iceberg about the size of Delaware is about to break off from the ice shelf in Antarctica. Meteorologist Orelon Sidney explains. ...

A massive wastewater spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine sent nearly 540 tons of metals, mostly iron and aluminum, into the Animas River in 2015, according to a new report released Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency. Although the total amount of metals entering the river system was comparable to a day or two of spring runoff, the concentration of those metals was far higher at the peak of the spill, the report said. Last February, an EPA report...

Record lows for sea ice continue from December into January. ...

A new report says that the Earth set a record for the warmest year in 2016. It broke the record set in 2015. ...