Nature for nerds
The disastrous financial and environmental effects of corn ethanol subsidies, broken down by the late-night Brit.
Several factors are contributing to what could be a record season for the ocean-borne storms.
Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought.
Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs.
Wildfire smoke causes at least 16,000 deaths per year in the U.S. and is predicted to get worse by 2050.
A vast constellation of celebrities, from Kelly Ripa to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have helped push dairy sales.
The Green Aluminum Smelter could double the amount of virgin aluminum the U.S. produces.
The recently discovered marine sinkhole, the Taam Ja' blue hole, likely contains caves and tunnels, according to new research.
The problem with forcing people back to the office? All the carbon emissions.
Underneath the parched sands of Atacama is a massive, diverse group of bacteria and a previously undetected biosphere, according to a new study.
The dusty event, nicknamed Minerva Red, is one of the largest of its kind seen in over five years.
“Everybody is looking for the magic tree" as arborists seek a whole new urban forest.
There's a new threat category beyond red to indicate extreme, dangerous heat.
Some of history's most notorious diamonds may have formed hundreds of miles from their findspots.
Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining.
Social media was flooded with claims that the historic rain in Dubai had nothing to do with climate change.
Some lawmakers and local utilities are against a project that advocates say would reduce power bills and protect residents from blackouts.
Pyrite can contain an in-demand element that has sparked its own 'gold rush.'
The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask.
The magnitude 4.8 quake struck in northern New Jersey and was felt across the tri-state area.
