Roughly the size of Spain, the Ross Ice Shelf stabilizes major glaciers along Antarctica’s coast — and is at risk of retreating, a new study finds ..read more

The daily updated HeatRisk map uses color coding to show where the health threat from heat is highest and offers tips on how to stay safe ..read more

Spikes of carbon-14 in tree rings may be linked to solar flares, but evidence of the havoc-wreaking 1859 Carrington event has proven elusive until now ..read more

Earth’s atmosphere was a big area of focus for scientists studying the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 ..read more

There are usually fewer trees in neighborhoods with higher populations of people of color. Planting trees could save hundreds of lives every year ..read more

Journalist Abrahm Lustgarten explores which parts of the United States are most vulnerable to the effects of global warming and how people's lives might change ..read more

Scientists are on a quest to log all the sounds of fish communication. The result could lead to better monitoring of ecosystems and fish behavior ..read more

Billion-year-old rocks in South Africa hold evidence for the onset of plate tectonics early in Earth’s history ..read more

Polar ice sheets are melting faster, slowing Earth’s spin. That is changing how we synchronize our clocks to tell time ..read more

Air pollution may blunt the signature scents of some night-blooming flowers, jeopardizing pollination. When the aroma of a pale evening primrose encounters certain pollutants in the night air, the pollutants destroy key scent molecules, lab and field tests show. As a result, moths and other nocturnal pollinators may find it difficult to detect the fragrance and navigate to the flower, researchers report in the Feb. 9 Science. The finding highlights how air pollution can affect more than human health. “It’s really going deeper … affecting ecosystems and food security,” says Joel Thornton, an at ..read more