Earth
- Climate
A stormy history
The number of severe hurricanes in recent years may be normal, it turns out.
- Environment
Where have all the bees gone?
More than one-fourth of the honeybees in the United States have disappeared since last fall, and scientists are trying to figure out why.
- Climate
Earth’s poles in peril
Scientists are paying increased attention to changes in Earth's polar regions, which are in danger because of global warming.
- Animals
Life on the Down Low
The first scientific survey of organisms in the deep waters off Antarctica has discovered lots of life.
- Environment
Food web woes
If sharks disappeared from the oceans, rays might thrive, but shellfish would probably suffer.
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- Earth
Petrified lightning
Sand turned into glass by a lightning strike can provide clues about ancient climates.
- Environment
Life under ice
Researchers unexpectedly find a community of sea creatures in the ocean beneath an ice shelf.
- Environment
Shrimpy invaders
A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.
- Environment
Earth-friendly fabrics
Shirts made from bamboo, socks made from corn, and jackets made from chicken feathers may be in your fashion future.
- Environment
To catch a dragonfly
Dragonflies are giving researchers new ways to think about relationships among animals.
- Earth
The Pacific Ocean’s bald spot
A large swath of seafloor at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean lacks sediment.
