The Environment

This marine ecosystem in the Gulf of Guinea shows the resilience of coral reefs against climate change

Finding wildfires before they explode in size could save countless lives each year. Decades of technology development may finally make that possible

The nation’s first statewide moratorium on new hyperscale facilities gives officials up to one year to work out how to measure their environmental effects amid the AI building boom

Wildfire smoke may be as much as 10 times more dangerous than other forms of air pollution, research suggests

These findings challenge a long-held belief about weapons found in female burial sites

Shaving under a minute off our daily commutes costs Americans $22 million daily

The new species, Colobus congoensis, may already be endangered

Indonesia is building a new capital city in the heart of Borneo to replace sinking Jakarta. As construction transforms one of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests, scientists and their Indigenous collaborators are racing to record the sounds of the forest—and preserve generations of ecological knowledge before it’s lost

Smoke from northern Minnesota and western Ontario wildfires is pouring over the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast, bringing record levels of hazardous air pollution to major cities

Corn has taken the heat for recent Midwest summer humidity—unjustly, according to corn experts

Record-breaking heat waves are beginning to blur together—here’s why and what’s making them so unbearable

This climate system is tied to more powerful typhoons, as well as famine and wildfires