A landmark petition filed by 16 young adults to compel the world to treat climate change as a children's rights crisis was shot down.
It's not just the new revelations that Facebook knows its products are harmful. It's how entwined it is with the economy, too.
Josh Edelson has shot some of the most iconic images of increasing destructive wildfires. Earther spoke with him about his work.
Cumbre Vieja adds another hazard as lava continues to pour into the Atlantic Ocean.
The stomach-churning footage and data are a huge boon for researchers looking to improve hurricane forecasts and save lives.
A stunning lava lake has formed in the crater of Kīlauea as the USGS and National Park Service monitor the eruption and what could come next.
If you're going to boil water to burn off any animal urine in it, please do it in the safety of your own home.
As sea ice retreats in the Arctic, it's leaving more open ocean. That's having unexpected and strange impacts on the region's cloud cover.
Seven shows trotted out climate change for the laughs on Wednesday night. Some hit the mark, some made us scratch our heads.
The biggest trees in the world are getting a new, shiny layer of protection as the KNP Complex Fire closes in.
It's the largest hole in more than a decade and shows that, while the ozone layer is healing, it's a long road to full recovery.
A landmark study shows kids are extremely anxious about climate change—and furious at governments for not taking action.
The Gulf Coast can't catch a break as a new storm will strafe the coast of Texas and bring even more rain to Louisiana.
The storm is set to hit Newfoundland and then do a bizarre transformation into a major snowmaker for Greenland.
The U.S. saw its hottest summer ever recorded as blistering heat roasted multiple regions of the country, according to new government data.
A new analysis shows that dollar-for-dollar, heat pumps are one of the top ways to cut carbon emissions, save people money, and create jobs.
Rains once again inundated the New York subway system, showing how vulnerable it remains to water nearly a decade after Sandy.
A 1-in-200-year rainfall event set records in New York and across the region as residents and infrastructure reel.
Snow guns have been enlisted in the fight to stop the Caldor Fire as it bears down on South Lake Tahoe.
More rain is set to fall across Tennessee, raising the risk of floods in some of the same areas hit hard by last weekend's deluge.
