The Environment

Capsizing icebergs are violently clashing with the crumbling end of the Doomsday Glacier

Trump has cited Venezuela’s oil resources as motivation for capturing the nation’s leader—here’s the geology behind the news

Water plays a crucial role in how tiny pieces of plastic enter our environment—and us

Antarctica’s New Year’s celebration is unlike any other: every January 1 scientists physically move the South Pole. This is why

A fossil belonging to an ancient hominin that lived seven million years ago bears the hallmarks of bipedalism, according to a new study

A humungous shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great whites, paleontologists discovered

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos from the ocean’s depths

Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea creatures, new observations reveal

As Christmas trees face mounting challenges from climate change, researchers explore solutions to help ensure that a beloved holiday tradition endures in a warming world.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced it would “pause” leases for five large offshore wind farms, imperiling the fast-growing clean energy industry

Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? The odds of snow on the big day comes down to a mix of climate and weather, scientists explain