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A lidar image shows the outline of an ancient city hidden in a Guatemalan forest

Scientists Want to Make a 3D Map of the Entire World Before Climate Change Ruins It

By Brandon Specktor

A nonprofit called The Earth Archive wants to make a 3D map of the entire planet, before the climate crisis changes Earth's face forever.

A polar bear in the Arctic.

Who Owns the Arctic?

By Emma Bryce

Several countries are launching claims to vast swathes of the Arctic seabed. But what does that mean for political and environmental stability in the region?

Supertrain "Snowpiercer" barrels across a frozen Earth, in a new TNT series about the aftermath of a global climate catastrophe.

Frozen Earth in 'Snowpiercer' Is a Grim (and Possible) Future for Our Warming Planet

By Mindy Weisberger

The grim future of new TNT sci-fi series "Snowpiercer" began with climate change. Could our rapidly warming world undergo a global deep freeze?

Satellite footage shows Antarctica's East Getz Ice Shelf fracturing along the margins.

'Upside-Down Rivers' of Warm Water Are Carving Antarctica to Pieces

By Brandon Specktor

Antarctica's ice shelves are under attack at their most vulnerable points.

Inside this small diamond is a freely moving second diamond.

Tiny, One-of-a-Kind Diamond Is Trapped ... Inside Another Diamond

By Mindy Weisberger

A diamond inside another diamond was recently discovered in a mine in Russia.

A group of penguins gather on the ice in Antarctica.

How Do Compasses Tell Which Way Is North at the South Pole?

By Chia-Yi Hou

As compasses draw closer to the magnetic North and South Poles, they become less reliable.

A representation of Earth and its magnetic field.

Earth's Magnetic Poles Can Flip Much More Often Than Anyone Thought

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Earth's magnetic field flipped 26 times every million years during the Cambrian period, the highest frequency ever documented.

Two dogs in the background and an alarm clock in the foreground.

Daylight Saving Time 2019: A Guide to the When, Why, What and How

By Jeanna Bryner

Here's everything you've ever wanted to know about Daylight Saving Time (often misspelled as "savings"), including times, dates, its history and more.

A giant iceberg has calved off the front of the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica.

'Loose Tooth' Iceberg Calves Off East Antarctica in Surprising Spot

By Stephanie Pappas

An iceberg the size of the Isle of Skye has broken free from Antarctica's Amery Ice Shelf.

A gas-mask-clad researcher samples the CO2 emissions being released by Lastarria volcano in Chile.

Humans Are Disturbing Earth's Carbon Cycle More Than the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Did

By Brandon Specktor

The anthropogenic climate crisis is disturbing our planet's carbon cycle more than the dinosaur-killing asteroid did.

Satellite images captured by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES-East) showed Hurricane Lorenzo as it rapidly intensified from a Category 2 storm to a Category 4 storm on Sept. 26.

Hurricane Lorenzo, Strongest Storm Ever This Far East in the Atlantic, Roars Toward the Azores

By Mindy Weisberger

Hurricane Lorenzo, a powerful storm now bearing down on the Azores, is the strongest hurricane to form this far east in the Atlantic.

Photomicrograph of stromatolites (golden streaks in the image) from Australia's 3.5-billion-year-old Dresser Formation.

'Smoking Gun' Evidence Dates Some of Earth's Earliest Life to 3.5 Billion Years Ago

By Mindy Weisberger

Fossils show that microbial life was likely thriving on Earth within about a billion years after the world took shape.

Around Earth, an invisible magnetic field traps electrons and other charged particles.

What If Earth's Magnetic Field Disappeared?

By Stephanie Pappas

Earth's magnetic field is weakening, but it's not the end of the world.

Part of the Planpincieux Glacier in the Mont Blanc massif (shown here) is in danger of collapse.

Giant Chunk of Mont Blanc Glacier on the Brink of Collapse, Officials Warn

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Italian officials have ordered the evacuation of mountain huts and closed down roads near the Planpincieux Glacier, which is at risk of collapse.

A golden sun sets over the East China Sea, near Okinawa, Japan.

Mysterious 'Pocket' of Underwater Gas Could Contain 50 Million Tons of CO2

By Brandon Specktor

Meta description: Probing the bottom of the East China Sea with seismic waves, researchers have discovered a mysterious "pocket" that could contain 50 million tons of greenhouse gases.

A baby clutches a sign during a climate strike rally on Sept. 20, 2019, in Sydney, Australia, part of a global mass day of action on the climate crisis.

Are We Really Running Out of Time to Stop Climate Change?

By Rafi Letzter

Activists and politicians have been criticized from the right for saying we have only 12 years to stop climate change. Scientists say the situation is in some ways worse than that.

Ice melts on an iceberg on the coast of Greenland.

Human Disruption of Earth's Oceans and Ice is 'Unprecedented,' Says 'Chilling and Compelling' Climate Report

By Mindy Weisberger

Unless climate action is swift and dramatic, future upheaval will be catastrophic.

The volcanic complex was found beneath the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Italian coast.

Hidden World of Undersea Volcanoes and Lava Flows Discovered Off Italian Coast

By Stephanie Pappas

Scientists have discovered a new volcanic complex near southwestern Italy caused by an unusual type of fault.

Earth's oceans are especially vulnerable to climate change, according to a new U.N. report.

Big Climate Report to Be Released Tomorrow: Here's What to Expect

By Mindy Weisberger

A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change addresses how climate change threatens Earth's oceans and frozen places.

The autumnal equinox arrives on Sept. 22, 2018, at 9:54 p.m. EDT (0154 GMT on Sept. 23).

Why Today Is the 1st Day of Autumn in Earth's Northern Hemisphere

By Doris Elin Salazar

This morning (Sept. 23) at 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 GMT) marked the official celestial beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.