Earth Science
How Moonlight Sets Nature's Rhythms
Lunar luster triggers mating orgies, guides travelers and even can even provoke magical transformations
Kepler Finds 219 New Planets
NASA released the final catalog from its planet-hunting telescope, bringing its total up to 4,034 potential planets
Will the Next Great Scientific Discovery Be Made by Amateurs?
There are more options than ever to get involved, and your input can help solve big problems in science
How Does Earth's Geomagnetic Field Work?
You asked, we answered
Which of Your Favorite Superheroes Is Destroying the Earth?
Measuring the carbon footprints of your favorite comic book heroes, from Batman to Jessica Jones
A Human-Made "Bubble" of Radio Waves Could Be Shielding Earth From Radiation
Very Low Frequency radio waves have created a protective bubble around the planet
Footage of the Alarming Moments Before the Everest Avalanche
An earthquake in Nepal fills hikers on Everest with fear. Once the tremors subside, however, a new threat begins to loom on the horizon: an avalanche
This Couple Filmed the Everest Avalanche Coming at Them
A young couple hiking in a Himalayan valley are caught in the middle of an earthquake that sets off a giant avalanche
Where to See Five of the Planet's Most Mysterious Geoglyphs
From California to Kazakhstan, these aerial-view anomalies offer a glimpse into the past
NASA Puts Earth Up for Adoption
Pockmarks, wrinkles, and all
Where to Hike to (and Through) the World's Largest Organisms
Some of the largest organisms will surprise you
What Really Turned the Sahara Desert From a Green Oasis Into a Wasteland?
10,000 years ago, this iconic desert was unrecognizable. A new hypothesis suggests that humans may have tipped the balance
This Magnetic Map Shows Earth as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Behold a new, super high-res view of Earth’s magnetic field
Hawaii's Must-See Lava Flows Are Home to New, Startling Ecosystems
These stunning volcanoes are creating new islands of evolution
The Case for Going to Venus
Sending a probe to Earth’s lifeless twin could help us understand how life rises—and falls—on faraway planets
Is Winter Storm Stella a "Weather Bomb"?
The storm battering the northeastern U.S. is expected to undergo "bombogenesis." Just what does that mean?
Scientists Think They’ve Found the Oldest Fossil Ever
The controversial claim suggests that microbes lived on Earth half a billion years earlier than thought
Rivers in the Atmosphere Converge to Give California a Huge Downpour
All aboard the Pineapple Express
Canadian Scientists Explain Exactly How Their Government Silenced Science
It wasn’t just climate research. Rock snot, sharks and polar bears: All were off-limits during the Harper administration
Did an Earthquake Make Mount Everest Shorter? New Expedition Aims to Find Out
India and Nepal both plan to determine if the 2015 earthquake that devastated Nepal caused the world's highest peak to lose an inch
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