Scientists can use holiday lights during Christmas and Rammadan as a proxy for overall energy use in urban areas
The seas served up some compelling headlines this year, from celebrity fashion to solving the mystery of the melting starfish
Diamond computers and subsurface life are just some of the topics being investigated by scientists in the Deep Carbon Observatory network
A period of intense warming 55 million years ago is an even better case study for modern climate change than previously suspected
Known as total cloud inversion, the weather phenomenon is quite rare—and spectacular
Changes in agricultural practices since the 19th century may be a major culprit in the pollinators’ decline
Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough offers personal insights on the realities of climate change and the best ways for society to adapt
These frightening figures represent the most robust estimate of marine plastic pollution calculated to date
From courting penguins to moody icebergs, photojournalist Camille Seaman shares her personal journey through polar habitats
Warm currents are flowing under ice shelves, causing coastal losses that may let land-based glaciers slide into the sea
The early human <em>Homo erectus</em> also made the oldest known shell tools half a million years ago
Smithsonian editors, gardeners and scientists offer ideas to give the gifts that keep wildlife thriving
A photographer teamed up with scientists to figure out the fluid dynamics behind patterns left in whisky glasses
To achieve sustainability, the human species needs to embrace its urban side, argues public health researcher Jason Vargo
Like the people who call them home, cities have the potential for good and bad when it comes to adapting to a warming world
When a boy suddenly disappeared into a sand dune, a scientist embarked on a quest to find out where he went
The ramifications of the proposed route have environmentalists worried, and for good reason
Researchers have developed a sensor (no batteries required) that creates a barcode indicating the amount of pollutants and their whereabouts in water
From the Florida Everglades to Africa's first national park, many crucial protected areas are in serious trouble
Citizen scientists eyeing Pennsylvania's natural gas drillers in aerial images may help determine if there is a link between fracking and certain illnesses
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