Earth

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

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

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

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

The Atlantic coast will be one of the hardest hit regions

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

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

An epic photo from an epic trip

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

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

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

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