Africa Is Way Bigger Than You Think
Africa is bigger than China, India, the contiguous U.S. and most of Europe—combined!
Stories by Mark Fischetti
Correction: Plants Will Not Flourish as the World Warms
A new study contradicts the notion that higher temperatures will enhance plant growth
Stable Antarctic Ice Is Suddenly Melting Fast
Multiple glaciers, previously frozen solid, are adding vast quantities of water to the ocean
Now You Can "Hear" Climate Change [Video]
Want a visceral sense of how much temperatures around the Northern Hemisphere are deviating from average? Well, have a listen. University of Minnesota geography student and super cello player Daniel Crawford has composed a two-and-a-half minute piece for string quartet that let’s you hear the temperature change from 1880 to 2014...
Countries Grab Farmland beyond Their Own Borders
To meet demand for food, fuel and wood, countries are snapping up property beyond their borders
What Are You Doing? I’m Saving Earth [Video]
One little boy exemplifies the good-works nature of Earth Day
Show and Tell: How Will You Celebrate Earth Day?
Send us photos and videos of your hiking, biking, trash-collecting, energy-saving, water-conserving selves in action
BP Oil Spill 5 Years Later: The Coast Is Still Struggling [Video]
Islands and shorelines remain spoiled, waiting for cleanup money
The BP Oil Spill 5 Years After: How Has It Affected You?
Send us photos, videos and stories illustrating how your shores and communities are rebounding—or not—from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Explained: The Supertide That Swallowed a French Abbey
The moon, sun and some shenanigans between them brought a 14-meter tide to the coast of France
Buried in Ash
What would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted?
Climate Change Hastened Syria's Civil War
Human-induced drying in many societies can push tensions over a threshold that provokes violent conflict
The “Pause” in Global Warming Is Finally Explained
Let's be clear: The planet is still getting hotter. The so-called pause, or hiatus, in global warming means the rate of temperature rise has slowed.
Experience the New Energy Crisis, Live Tonight
Energy versus water versus food. Watch our livestream at 8:00 p.m. EST
Parents Support Later Start Times for High School
A new, national survey released by the University of Michigan has found that 50 percent of parents who have teenage children would support later start times for high school.
U.S. Droughts Will Be the Worst in 1,000 Years
The Southwest and central Great Plains will dry out even more than previously thought
Ebola Arises Again and Again
Outbreaks have been numerous and unpredictable
Raindrops Spread Crop Disease [Video]
Farmers testify that certain crop diseases like wheat rust seem to spread much farther and faster after a rainstorm. Researchers had various ideas on why this might be the case.
Humans Cross Another Danger Line for the Planet
Five years go an impressive, international group of scientists unveiled nine biological and environmental "boundaries" that humankind should not cross in order to keep the earth a livable place...
The Papers Most Discussed in 2014
Scientists and the public differ in the research they find most interesting
