Earth
- Climate
Recipe for a hurricane
Predicting how, when, and where major storms will occur can help save lives.
- Earth
Deep drilling at sea
Drilling holes deep into the seafloor unveils the ocean's past and hints at Earth's future.
- Environment
Fishing for fun takes toll
Sportfishing can account for a surprisingly large part of the catch of certain types of saltwater fish.
- Earth
Ice Age melting and rising seas
Ice melted in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres during ice-age warm-ups.
- Climate
A dire shortage of water
Parts of the southwestern United States are in the middle of the worst drought in at least 500 years.
- Agriculture
Growing healthier tomato plants
How well tomatoes grow depends on how the plants are mulched and fertilized.
- Environment
A newspaper’s hidden cost
Getting a newspaper electronically would be much better for the planet than receiving the paper version.
- Earth
Distant quake changes geyser eruptions
An Alaskan earthquake changed the timing of geysers thousands of miles away.
- Earth
Distant Quake Changes Geyser Eruptions
An Alaskan earthquake changed the timing of geysers thousands of miles away.
- Environment
Alien invasions
Around the world, plants, animals, fungi, and other life forms are ending up in places where they don't belong.
- Environment
Little bits of trouble
Extremely tiny particles known as buckyballs can harm living cells.
- Environment
An ocean view’s downside
Population growth in coastal areas could threaten shoreline ecosystems.
