The Environment

The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so special?

While it’s been a frigid winter in the eastern U.S., the western region of the country has seen record warmth

Bad Bunny performed part of the Super Bowl halftime show from a power-line-themed set, drawing attention to the problem of widespread blackouts in Puerto Rico

Earthquake swarms can supercharge microbial growth

Babies show innate rhythm as NASA’s Artemis II mission hits delays, a major solar flare erupts and concerns grow over PFAS “forever chemicals”

Humans might have been sailing the sea between Greenland and Canada as long as it’s been unfrozen, archaeological evidence suggests

A new study suggests king cobras may be accidentally boarding trains across India

This famous ape may have understood pretend actions—suggesting he had the capacity to imagine

As temperatures plunged across the eastern U.S., a breathtaking cloud pattern took shape off the coasts of Florida

It turns out that continental breakups are just as messy as human ones, with the events leaving fragments scattered far from home

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