The Environment

The world is set to blow past the Paris Agreement’s longtime threshold “within the next few years,” according to a new report

After one of the worst natural disasters in the region’s history, attention is turning to the looming super El Niño

A floating island in a Canadian reservoir moved more than 30 kilometers across the water—here’s why

Experts explain why a monsoon storm turned so deadly

Avalanches like the one that devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet are becoming more common thanks to climate change. Here’s where else is at risk

Fossils are selling for tens of millions of dollars at auction. But why are the ancient creatures the hot new thing for the ultrarich?

Recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act could put wildlife at risk

It’s a weird meteorological coincidence on the heels of Dolly Parton’s death

Fossilized Galápagos corals show clear evidence that today’s El Niños are much stronger than those in the past

The Nepal disaster appears to be a “cascading event,” where one hazard seems to have triggered another, experts say

The disaster has claimed hundreds of lives, and at least 1,400 people are missing

A massive flood potentially caused by a chunk of ice breaking off from a glacier has swept away bridges, schools, and other buildings and killed at least 160 people