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Landmark Rule Moves U.S. toward Seafood Transparency

The Obama administration issued a final rule establishing seafood traceability requirements to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud

Stalagmites Point to Caves' Shaky History

Researchers can crack open stalagmites to uncover ancient earthquakes and changes in cave climate.

Scientists Begin Antarctic Search for World’s Oldest Ice

New drills could pierce kilometers-thick ice sheets to retrieve 1.5-million-year-old samples

Antarctica Ice Shelf is Breaking from the Inside Out

The connected ice sheet could retreat even quicker in the future

We Now Live in the Unnatural World

David Biello's new book is The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth’s Newest Age.  

The Light of Science

Those who claim ignorance is bliss don't know a thing.

The Real Story of Plymouth Rock

Learn about the erratic past of one of America's most famous rocks

Forest Die-Offs Alter Global Climate "Like El Niño"

The loss of forests worldwide appears to interact synergistically to produce unpredictable effects on the global climate. Christopher Intagliata reports.

The Year in Science

Rock Core from Dinosaur-Killing Impact Reveals How Enormous Craters Form

Drilling into Mexico’s Chicxulub basin also finds shattered rock where underground life could thrive

DNA Samples Find a Lot of Fish in the Sea

The DNA in seawater can reveal the diversity and abundance of fish species living in ocean waters. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Antarctica’s Southern Ocean May No Longer Help Delay Global Warming

Researchers are studying the ocean’s carbon dynamics to improve predictions for sea level and temperature rise

Sea Levels Will Rise Faster Than Ever

The Atlantic coast will be one of the hardest hit regions

The Prettiest Rock: Blueschist Edition

In which I answer a reader's question and show you something spectacular

A Delicious Selection of Mount Rainier Photos

Enjoy the fruits of our fall trip to one of the country's best volcanoes!

Moon over Mount Saint Helens

An epic photo from an epic trip

Elephant Footprints Become Tiny Critter Havens

When rain fills the massive footprints left by elephants, communities of aquatic invertebrates quickly move in

Hurricane Matthew Monitors Fly into the Belly of the Beast

NOAA storm scientists describe their harrowing trips into a swirling chaos of rain, dust, salt and bacteria

Ice Age Adventures!

We continue our tour of the Burke Museum, where we meet a mastodon and see some ancient art

Alaska’s Glaciers Are Retreating

Although the mechanisms vary, together the glaciers are losing 75 billion tons of ice annually