Venice Suffers Worst Flooding in 50 Years, Mayor Blames Climate Change By Brandon Specktor Venice is in a state of emergency as the Italian city braces from one of the worst floods in its history.
Scientists Find a Spot Where No Life Can Survive. That's Bad News for Alien Hunters. By Yasemin Saplakoglu This alien-like world is filled with hydrothermal pools that are some of the most extreme environments on the planet
The Arctic's Most Stable Sea Ice Is Vanishing Alarmingly Fast By Mindy Weisberger Experts once thought that older, more robust sea ice in the Arctic was mostly safe from melting — but that may not be the case.
Nile River Formed Millions of Years Earlier Than Thought, Study Suggests By Yasemin Saplakoglu The Nile River may have emerged around 30 million years ago, driven by the motion of Earth’s mantle.
Earth's Mantle and Crust Are in a Fiery Battle to the Death … of Supercontinents By Stephanie Pappas A new model of the whole Earth shows how the mantle and crust drive the movement of tectonic plates as well as the creation and destruction of supercontinents.
The World's Thickest Mountain Glacier Is Finally Melting, and Climate Change Is 100% to Blame By Brandon Specktor Taku glacier in Juneau, Alaska, is the world's thickest mountain glacier and was supposed to continue growing through the end of the century. Now, it's losing ground due to climate change.
Deforestation: Facts, Causes & Effects By Sarah Derouin Deforestation is a contributing factor to global climate change.
Indigenous 'Guardian of the Forest' Gunned Down by Criminal Loggers in Brazilian Amazon By Brandon Specktor The man, known as Lobo, was just one of at least 135 indigenous people murdered in the Amazon over the last year.
NASA Tracks Diablo Winds Powering Massive Kincade Wildfire in California By Elizabeth Howell Gusting winds in northern California are helping the spread of the Kincade fire, as shown in a new animation from NASA.
California Wildfires Signal the Arrival of a Planetary Fire Age By Stephen Pyne The Earth may be entering an era in which natural and human-generated fire together are reshaping the planet.
California's Kincade Fire Spawns Huge Plume Visible from Space By Stephanie Pappas Smoke from the Kincade wildfire drifts over Northern California in new satellite imagery.
The World's Fastest-Thinning Glacier Identified By Stephanie Pappas Scientists have identified the world's fastest-thinning glacier: a stream of rapidly-retreating ice in Patagonia.
These Mesmerizing Images Show 'Invisible Gravity Waves' Rippling Over Australia By Mindy Weisberger Satellite images captured a rare glimpse of a phenomenon known as atmospheric gravity waves.
Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Shrinks to Record-Small Size By Jeanna Bryner The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk to its smallest size yet. Here's why.
Humans May Be the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe, If Evolution Has Anything to Say By Nick Longrich A look at 4.5 billion years of Earth's history tells us that intelligence, including extraterrestrial intelligence, is unlikely to evolve.
Endangered Antarctic Glacier Could Soon Calve a Massive New Iceberg By Mindy Weisberger Two large rifts have widened near the edge of Pine Island Glacier on the West Antarctic ice sheet. If they continue to grow, they could release an iceberg four times bigger than Manhattan.
A Violent Tornado Hit Dallas Last Night, Throwing Debris 3 Miles High By Brandon Specktor A destructive tornado hit northern Dallas on Sunday, Oct. 20, causing widespread power outages and significant property damage.
Why Don't Mountains Grow Forever? By Yasemin Saplakoglu Imagine a world where mountains grow so high, they poke through the upper atmosphere and create a rocky maze for pilots to navigate.
The World's Largest Geode Formed When the Mediterranean Sea Disappeared, New Study Reveals By Brandon Specktor The Pulpí Geode, in southern Spain, is the largest geode in the world. For the first time, scientists think they know how it was made.
This Quiet Fault in Southern California Hadn't Moved in 500 Years. Now It's Slipping. By Nicoletta Lanese Earthquakes that shook Southern California in July set a nearby fault in motion.
