As evidenced by leap years, it may seem like humans have an odd way of measuring time, says USC Dornsife professor Vahe Peroomian. Sometimes, timekeepers even have to add extra seconds to clocks.
Research led by USC Dornsife Earth scientists traces 240,000 years of change, showing that vast freshwater lakes were fleeting as warming and drying reshaped the basin.
What communities and businesses really need is information they can act on, with examples of what’s worked elsewhere and why — and what fails, argues a USC Dornsife decision science scholar.
The winning submission to last year’s Shade Zones competition, created by two USC architecture students, is now on display near the historic L.A. Coliseum.
Assistance has often rested on fuzzy accounting, with funding for airports, hotels and even ice cream stores being counted as climate finance.
A recent marine heat wave had a calamitous effect on two of Florida's most important coral species.
The Trump administration has been pressuring countries to back away from their climate commitments, but many are still pressing ahead.
Microbes that filter methane from the ocean floor may hold new clues to addressing climate change, USC Dornsife researchers and collaborators find.
Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change — instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within the US.
USC Dornsife-led research indicates that obvious reasons for higher infant mortality rates following damaging storms, such as reduced pre-natal care and diminished nutrition, are surprisingly not the culprits, but instead more obscure factors may be at play.
