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Science / Our Planet

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Photo Contest Finalist: A Coconut Floats in the Shallows

Scientists have been descending on the Alaska city of Barrow since 1973. This monument made of whale bones is to lost sailors.

Anthropocene

Barrow, Alaska: Ground Zero for Climate Change

Scientists converge on the northernmost city in the United States to study global warming’s dramatic consequences

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Flowers in an Unexpected Place

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Snow and Hurricanes, the El Niño Connection

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Riled up About Geoengineering

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Snowmageddon as Seen from Space

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What Would You Pay for a Plastic Bag?

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Another Downside to Your Classic Green Lawn

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Test Your Science Knowledge

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The Birds and the Bees and the…Crickets?

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Can Rain Start a Forest Fire?

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Climate Change on Exhibit

The exhibit may shock, sadden or inspire you, or perhaps all three

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Pizza Tossing Physics Gives Insight to Mini Motors

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Finding Art Fakes through Computer Analysis

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Why D.C. Got Pummeled With Snow

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Eight Awful Movies for Science in the 2000s

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Volcano Red

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A Musical Interlude

This figure shows the history of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations as directly measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii.

Climate Change: Why We Worry

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Nine Gift Ideas for a Science-y Holiday

Here’s a list of ideas for what to give your geeky loved ones this holiday season

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