The Environment

Even before water reaches them, the sound of droplets triggers germination in rice plants

Fresh takes on Apollo’s famous “Earthrise” and “Blue Marble” images showed off our planet’s beauty just weeks before Earth Day

The environmental crises of the past often seem to disappear—have problems like acid rain and smog been solved?

This Earth Day three environmental experts share stories about times when environmental action succeeded in saving the planet—and explain why this can be done again

After a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan and set off tsunami warnings, there’s an elevated risk of a “megaquake” following in its wake

It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing

“Cocaine hippos,” underground bees, and fresh insights into aging and heart health

A new study suggests a proto–Colorado River filled a large basin before spilling westward to set the Grand Canyon’s modern path

Sperm whales, which make clicking sounds to communicate, use different “vowels” in ways similar to human speech

After attempts at relocation and sterilization have failed, invasive hippos introduced by the infamous drug lord will be culled, the country announced

Summer is here—in April? Many East Coast states will see unusually hot days this week

This whopping bee aggregation is one of the largest and oldest ever recorded, according to a new study