The Environment

New research shows that water becomes electrified as it slides down smooth surfaces, leading to corrosion

When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea

A wildfire outside Reno began on August 22 and has already burned more than 15,000 acres of land

The world’s oceans hit 21.10 degrees Celsius last Saturday, breaking a record set in 2024

Forests, extreme weather and the realities of a warming world

When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is converted into seismic waves that ripple through the soil and rock beneath—“thunderquakes”

Twisters don’t touch down in New York City often, but they can when the conditions are just right

A strengthening El Niño may surpass any seen since the 19th century and will usher in another record hot year or two

A new study finds that China’s solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity

The area of Europe affected by wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds

Without drastic interventions, data centers in space could disrupt scientific observations and fragile ecosystems by adding almost innumerable new “stars” to the heavens above

The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects the nation’s forests from logging and other industry activities