The first jungles dense with flowering plants only formed after an asteroid impact wiped out the giant creatures
After a career marked by major discoveries, the JOIDES Resolution is likely on its last official mission to retrieve rock cores from the ocean floor
Their food supply in East African lakes could collapse as rains increase
Researchers combined long-exposure photography with pollution sensor data to create representations of pollution in India, the United Kingdom and Ethiopia
Scientists aren’t just arguing whether humans are causing a sixth mass extinction event now, but whether many more occurred in the past
Scientists are working to map and protect the city's underground tunnels so they aren’t destroyed during construction
This 2024 showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places
A father-and-son team of scientists are trying to revive ancient grasslands by reintroducing large grazers
In the wake of Hurricane Ike, engineers have been crafting a $34 billion plan to protect the city. Will it work when the next disaster arrives?
The only sightings of the animals so far have come from corpses or creatures dragged up from the depths
Scientists plan to use what they learn to help restore communities harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Three veteran aurora chasers and a NASA scientist share everything you need to know to check these dazzling displays off your bucket list
Researchers are examining more than 4,200 New England documents to turn descriptions of the wind into data
A new paper suggests that plants may use slow seed years to prevent the spread of disease
What Iceland's volcanoes are revealing about early life on our planet
More than 50 years after Bob Paine’s experiment with starfish, hundreds of species have been pronounced “keystones” in their ecosystems
To prepare you for the movie “Twisters,” we’ve compiled some jaw-dropping details about the powerful phenomenon
Sixty years ago, the largest earthquake in U.S. history shocked geologists. It’s still driving scientific discoveries today
These ten misconceptions underplay how much we have altered the global environment and undermine the new perspective we need to deal with a drastically changed world
Our byways are an unnatural incursion into the natural world, especially when they’re allowed to fall into disuse. Meet a roadkill scientist and a journalist tracking how roads mess with nature—and what we can do about it
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