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Climate Change
Known as the Great Oxygenation Event, Earth froze over as oxygen accumulated in our atmosphere, nearly driving all life extinct.
Plagues, war, and genocide were literally frozen in time.
As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.
No matter how you define the end, including the demise of humanity, all life, or even the planet itself, our ultimate destruction awaits.
13.8 columnist Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his recent voyage to Earth's last wild continent.
The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 prohibited nations from making new land claims on the continent. But it never mentioned claims from private individuals.
The Uros of Lake Titicaca live on floating islands made from reeds. How did they get there?
Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas.
Our cosmic home, planet Earth, has been through a lot over the past 4.5 billion years. Here are some of its most spectacular changes
Environmental progress is happening quickly but we must keep pushing for change.
As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, matter can escape the center of the Earth.
ÄIO’s fermentation process creates healthy, sustainable oils and fats by upcycling low-value industry organics.
Without even realizing it, we’ve actually become pretty god-like in our powers.
Hundreds of millions of animals get killed for meat every day.
This new geologic activity could be part of a thousand-year cycle, ushering in a new era of volcanism on the island.
We've heard this argument before.
The potential benefits of returning the thylacine to Australia make the project worth the effort.
Just 12% of Americans account for half the country's total beef consumption.
When leaders connect enterprise ambition with the driving spirit of activism, everyone wins.
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
It’s early days, but if the efforts can be efficiently scaled-up, such biological recycling could put a dent in the plastic waste problem.
Life in the supremely vast cosmos is incredibly rare. We need a new vision for our living planet and for ourselves.
If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.
AI is helping us replace petrochemicals with natural enzymes.
Smarter building materials can control indoor temperatures without external power.
Ice harvesters once made a living from frozen lakes and ponds, but the work was strenuous and dangerous. Then refrigeration changed everything.
The National Ignition Facility just repeated, and improved upon, their earlier demonstration of nuclear fusion. Now, the true race begins.
If we're going to discuss oceanography and climate change, we should at least identify the currents correctly.