Environment

Climate change is robbing us of this one amazing part of nature

A 14,000-year-old organism is being literally eaten alive by deer

Climate change is bringing destructive new invaders to Antarctica

Is too much seafood bad for you? New study challenges mercury link

The psychological reason you’re too sad to read the news

3,500 years ago in ancient Egypt, this basic material was treasure

Is planting trees good for cities? Why this question misses an essential truth

Look: 7 incredible views into the mysterious lives of butterflies

Does nature have legal rights? The answer is not as simple as you think

Mysterious Chernobyl fungus could protect future astronauts

A 418-year-old revelation could light up future cities

Cars will soon be essential for powering your home. Here’s why.

Why most the boring garden plant might also be critical to biodiversity

Scientists accidentally discover a new mineral from deep inside Earth

Will primates become extinct? 7 experts explain the looming threat

COP26: 11 results that could reverse the climate crisis, really

Fastest electric cars 2021: Top speed and 0-60 for the best EVs in the world

An obscure Darwin idea could be key to solving the climate crisis

First Lucy mission photo and more: Understand the world through 8 images

Listen: This is how honeybees defend themselves from murder hornet attacks

Look: 6 stunning images from Landsat 9, NASA’s new Earth-monitoring satellite

Maybe this city really is making you depressed: A new study explains

Scientists reveal a complex link between air pollution and depression

3 methods moths use to avoid becoming tasty bat treats

Whale poop study reveals its surprising role in the ocean ecosystem

Mind games: How disasters caused by climate change are causing PTSD

Climate crisis: 6 resilient cities using infrastructure to beat the heat

Deceptively powerful moonshot tech could bring clean water to billions

Study: One side-effect of capitalism caused millions of premature deaths

In wildfire country, PTSD dominates burned-out communities: “Nothing could go back to normal.”

Ford Bronco DR: The perfect truck for one type of person

Scientists find a mind-bending link between sea ice loss and U.S. wildfires

How a 3,000-year-old wave of innovation shaped the world

Hidden atmospheric rivers in the sky are fueled by climate change

Animals are throwing away DNA during reproduction, and we don’t know why

5 times scientists actually revived the living dead

Look: 7 surprising species that are masters of deception

COP26: The UN climate conference that will decide our planet’s future

These 3 massive tech changes could radically alter the college experience

890-million-year-old fossil sparks a radical theory about life

The rise of the vampire: How diseases may have led to Dracula

Walking trees and cloning ferns: Meet the world's weirdest plants

Chaos theory: Why your weather app can’t predict next month’s weather

International E-Waste Day 2021: 6 shocking facts about the electronics we trash

Scientists predict the year polar bears will disappear from this part of the world

Look: 3 images reveal the year when Earth becomes inhospitable to humans

2021 Nobel Prizes and beyond: 8 discoveries shaping the future of science

Look: Map reveals what cities are at risk of deadly urban heat

A Yucatan forest “trapped in time” reveals why an ancient threat can get worse

Do your pets know when an earthquake is about to happen?