Environment

Scientists studying air pollution over two of China’s largest cities have uncovered a disturbing new reality: the atmosphere itself is...

For four decades, Iceberg A23a has been one of Antarctica’s great drifters, a frozen giant that broke free, stalled, spun...

Beachgoers expecting a routine summer afternoon on Argentina’s Atlantic coast instead found themselves running for their lives. On Monday, a...

When scientists send robots under Antarctic ice shelves, the missions are planned to the millimeter. This one wasn’t. A free-floating...

Why The Arctic Is Suddenly Too Valuable to Ignore With accelerating climate change, the Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation. Ice...

The Ethiopian volcanic eruption after nearly 12,000 years has reignited a troubling scientific debate: humanity is not prepared for the...

In a surprising shift from years of dire climate warnings, Bill Gates now says global warming, while serious, will not...

For the first time in recorded history, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland, one of the world’s last mosquito-free places....

Story highlights A new ocean is slowly forming on Africa’s east coast. The split could eventually divide the continent into...