The Environment

Though it may surprise East Coasters, the story of this winter was not record cold but record heat

Raccoons might want to break into your trash can even without delicious leftovers inside

Dolphins washing up on the shores of Patagonia may have been fleeing orcas in the area

China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

The conflict in the Middle East is causing the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the International Energy Agency says

Over nine hours, Kīlauea released 16 million cubic yards of lava and sent a cloud of ash beyond 30,000 feet

Scientists just discovered a new species of magic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that appears to have shared a common ancestor with the popular Psilocybe cubensis some 1.5 million years ago

Iranian residents have reported headaches, difficulty breathing, and oil-contaminated rain settling on buildings and cars after the bombing of oil depots

A proposed $1.3-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers port expansion in North Carolina threatens to unearth decades of “forever chemicals.” The government’s initial plan: don’t test the mud

Consciousness and animal communications experts weigh in on whether the mind-melding science in Hoppers could ever be possible

A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now

Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet