
Brad Plumer
Former Senior Editor
Latest articles by Brad Plumer


The sunspot is as big as Jupiter and fired off six X-class flares in the last two weeks of October.


The odds of El Niño are now down to 58% — and if one emerges, it’s expected to be weak.


A new law in Hawaii could have a surprisingly large impact on the future of genetically modified food.


The rise in emissions will wipe out the reductions made in the two years that the carbon tax existed.


These are some impressive efficiency gains.


A lot may depend on the form that the Keystone bill takes.


Green groups spent millions to make this election about climate change. It didn’t work.


There are lots of benefits. But the risks of hacking are still way too high.


There’s no evidence that GMO foods are harmful to your health. But they’ve become incredibly contentious.


It may require phasing out fossil-fuel emissions entirely this century, a new UN climate report warns.