The Environment

As Earth’s temperature rises, fewer places will be suitable for hosting the Winter Olympics

There’s no safe level of exposure to lead—but a small, strange study shows we’ve made incredible progress in recent decades

The tiny Foskeia pelendonum was a plant-eating dinosaur with a “weird” anatomy, scientists say

After a year of protests from astronomers, authorities have abandoned plans for a giant, light-polluting renewable-energy facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert

Some 150 million years ago sauropods dramatically shaped the dinosaur ecosystem in what is now the western U.S., according to a new study

In the latest bout of winter weather, a bomb cyclone could bring blizzard conditions to the Carolinas while freezing temperatures reach all the way to Florida

These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds

A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, and that’s why last weekend’s winter storm dumped more snow, sleet and freezing rain than similar weather systems might have in the past

Freezing rain can cause ice to accumulate on tree branches and power lines and thus poses a greater risk than snow

This weekend’s freezing temperatures and snow won’t just affect humans—zoo animals need to get ready for the coming storm, too

A major winter storm will bring frigid cold and to tens of millions this weekend, but why is it so hard to pin down who will get snow, ice or rain?

Greenland’s mineral resources hold massive economic potential, but accessing them isn’t easy