Environment
NASA Visualization Shows Earths Rising Seas In Unprecedented Detail
It is one thing to hear that sea levels are rising. It is another thing…
Three Nations Unite to Protect the Great Maya Forest
In a rare moment of environmental unity across borders, Mexico, Guatemala, and…
Ancient Comet Fragments Return for Dramatic Solar Encounter
In early January, a small team of amateur astronomers operating a remote…
Your Brain May Contain More Plastic Than You Think, Researchers Warn
It sounds like the plot of a dystopian novel: invisible fragments of plastic…
Florida Teen Helps Free Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Trapped For Years
A routine day on the water turned into a once in a lifetime rescue when a…
On March 3 a Rare Blood Moon Will Stain the Sky Red for 58 Minutes, and Billions Across the World Can Watch
We spend so much of our lives looking down—at our phones, our work, or just…
Scientists Just Discovered Oxygen Is Being Created in Total Darkness — And It Changes Everything
What if one of the most basic lessons we learned in school is only part of the…
The Doomsday Clock Ticks to 85 Seconds to Midnight—The Closest We Have Ever Been to the End
Have you ever felt like time is slipping through your fingers? We live our…
Scientists Found a Tree Kangaroo for the First Time in 90 Years and the Photos Prove It
For nearly a century, the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo existed in a quiet scientific…
Why Greenland's Hidden Geology Has the Whole World Watching
Somewhere between Iceland and Canada lies an island holding secrets billions…