EarthDecember 23, 2016
Geologists Have an Incentive to Be Naughty
Why you should never try to get a geology buff to behave by threatening them with coal in their stocking
Earth
ConservationDecember 15, 2016
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
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EarthDecember 5, 2016
Stalagmites Point to Caves' Shaky History
Researchers can crack open stalagmites to uncover ancient earthquakes and changes in cave climate.
EarthDecember 1, 2016
New Views of Life on Earth
EarthDecember 1, 2016
The Year in Science
EarthNovember 29, 2016
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
Climate ChangeNovember 29, 2016
Antarctica Ice Shelf is Breaking from the Inside Out
The connected ice sheet could retreat even quicker in the future
PolicyNovember 29, 2016
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.
Space & PhysicsNovember 27, 2016
The Light of Science
Those who claim ignorance is bliss don't know a thing.
EarthNovember 24, 2016
The Real Story of Plymouth Rock
Learn about the erratic past of one of America's most famous rocks
Climate ChangeNovember 23, 2016
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.
EarthNovember 18, 2016
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