Nature for nerds
New research shows that tropical cyclones leave behind more than death and destruction.
For plasma in fusion reactors, turbulence might be more than a pesky thing to control, a new study suggests.
After a very cold and snowy start to December, temperatures will shift toward unseasonable warmth just in time for Christmas.
This year, thousands of Tuvaluans applied for Australia’s climate-migration visas to escape the impacts of rising sea levels.
The moisture from this storm system will help two fast-moving winter storms spread snow across the eastern U.S., with another atmospheric river on its way.
A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, causing mass tree die-offs.
"Please stay prepared to evacuate immediately if you feel any shaking, while continuing your socioeconomic activities.”
The findings hint at the creeping presence of microplastics near the South Pole, researchers suggest.
Here’s to another year of waiting for fusion to come ten years later.
“Against the enormity of such a wild region, this is an amazing story of the little float that could.”
Missed the auroras? These photographers have got you covered.
A USGS webcam captured harrowing footage of Hawaii’s Kīlauea erupting over the weekend. It didn't survive.
The discovery could hold serious implications for the mining industry.
The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 years.
Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.
Frigid temps and heavy snow gripped much of the U.S. on December 1, the first day of meteorological winter. It looks like these bitter conditions are here to stay.
When ice freezes and melts, it creates vortices that drag warmer waters from the depths to the surface, where they eat away at the continent's rapidly degrading ice shelves.
This annual competition showcases photography that documents extraordinary moments in natural history and highlights conservation issues.
A NASA satellite recently captured a volcanic plume billowing from Krasheninnikova.
Snow in Hawaii isn't as unusual as you might think, but some northern U.S. cities are seeing significant delays to the start of their winter season.
