Earth

  1. Earth

    Big rocks’ balancing acts

    Scientists study how balanced boulders resist falling over — and what that may say about earthquakes.

    By Douglas Fox
  2. Environment

    Cleaning clothes dirties oceans

    Washing polyester fabrics sends plastics to sea.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Tech

    A greener way to keep flames away

    Scientists use safer materials to create a new flame retardant.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Animals

    An energy lesson from panda poop

    Scientists say microbes in panda feces may help convert grasses into fuel.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Chemistry

    Plant-powered plastics

    Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics.

    By Sharon Oosthoek
  6. Earth

    Tsunami’s trek traced in the sky

    Scientists photograph atmospheric ripples that followed the March tsunami across the Pacific.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Environment

    Swirling seas of plastic trash

    Long-lasting oceanic garbage threatens marine life.

    By Amanda Rose Martinez
  8. Animals

    Changing climate alters fish behavior

    Study finds clownfish don’t swim away from scary sounds in future ocean conditions.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Climate

    Germy weather

    Bacteria high in the sky could be causing rain, snow and hail.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Oceans

    Life beneath the ‘berg

    Scientists find Antarctic icebergs play a new and bigger role in the climate cycle.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Earth

    Ash blast

    Tiny particles ejected from a 2010 volcanic eruption pose big problems.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Environment

    Busy bacteria leave big mark

    Earth’s earliest life-forms built mounds on an Antarctic lake bottom.

    By Stephen Ornes
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