Earth

  1. Climate

    Hot summer for a cold island

    A rare heat wave rolled over Greenland in July, thawing its ice and snow.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Animals

    Python-palooza!

    Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Climate

    Iron versus climate change

    Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas.

    By Roberta Kwok
  4. Climate

    Weird weather

    Global warming helped trigger heat waves and droughts last year.

    By Roberta Kwok
  5. Environment

    Bad news for big bird

    Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Earth

    Venting volcanoes

    Eruptions release bromine, a chemical that destroys ozone layer.

    By Roberta Kwok
  7. Environment

    Cool Jobs: Planet protectors

    Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable.

    By Alison Pearce Stevens
  8. Earth

    The oldest place on Earth

    Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives.

    By Douglas Fox
  9. Earth

    Slowing ice flows

    New satellite study of glacier motion shows stop-and-go ice movement.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Earth

    Big quake, little destruction

    A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami.

    By Erin Wayman
  11. Earth

    The sinking city

    Venice, Italy continues to slip into the sea.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Earth

    Flipping icebergs

    Capsizing icebergs may release as much energy as a bomb

    By Stephen Ornes
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