Climate fires and hurricanes collide in this shocking NASA satellite image By Brandon Specktor An epic series of satellite images shows smokes from the California wildfires clashing with hurricanes in the Eastern United States and Gulf Coast.
What if Earth had rings? By Charles Q. Choi What might Earth be like crowned with rings? Space and science- fiction illustrator Ron Miller created extraordinary images of how the sky might look if Earth possessed such rings.
What is glyphosate? By Jen Monnier Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide chemical in the world, sprayed everywhere from farms to backyards.
Scientists find 'secret molecule' that allows bacteria to exhale electricity By Brandon Specktor Scientists found the 'secret molecule' that allows Geobacter microbes to exhale electrons over vast distances underground
Hidden rivers of warm water threaten vast Antarctic glacier By Rafi Letzter Thwaites Glacier holds enough ice to drive up sea levels more than 2 feet. These hidden ducts lubricate its collapse into the ocean.
Hurricane Sally makes landfall as Category 2 storm, bringing extreme winds and flooding By Yasemin Saplakoglu The slow-moving storm is toppling trees, cutting power and dropping extreme amounts of rain.
Hurricane Sally expected to bring 'historic flooding' to the Gulf Coast By Yasemin Saplakoglu "Extreme life-threatening" flash flooding is likely through Wednesday along the central Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Sally set to batter a Louisiana still reeling from Hurricane Laura By Rafi Letzter Louisiana already has 23,000 climate refugees living in shelters following Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Sally will flood the region beginning today.
La Niña may brew a more active hurricane season, worsen drought in the Southwest By Mindy Weisberger La Niña conditions — cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial Pacific Ocean — could promote a more active Atlantic hurricane season.
Stark new imagery reveals the scary extent of West Coast wildfires By Stephanie Pappas Smoke blankets the West Coast in the new images.
Earth barreling toward 'Hothouse' state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows By Brandon Specktor Scientists used marine fossils and orbital data to recreate 66 million years of climate history. Its shows that climate change is anything but 'normal.'
'Candyland' stone forests form using deceptively simple physics By Stephanie Pappas Stark "stone forest" formations found in China, Madagascar and other places can form in surprisingly simple conditions.
California's fast-moving Creek Fire spawns 'fire cloud' visible from space By Meghan Bartels Fires continue to ravage California, with five new blazes igniting since Friday (Sept. 4).
Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires By Yasemin Saplakoglu California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze.
Ultradeep melting rocks drive invisible quakes beneath San Andreas Fault By Stephanie Pappas The quakes can't be felt, but they may be linked to the regular magnitude-6 temblors on the fault.
Zombie wildfires are blazing through the Arctic, causing record burning By Stephanie Pappas Arctic wildfires are releasing large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
Visit NYC in 750 million B.C. with this epic interactive map By Yasemin Saplakoglu A new interactive map visualizes how Earth's continents evolved from about 750 million years ago to today.
Record-setting Hurricane Laura kills 4, leaves trail of destruction across Louisiana By Rafi Letzter The strongest Gulf hurricane since Katrina barrelled ashore in southwestern Louisiana early this morning (Aug. 27). Floodwaters may not recede for days.
Laura is now a monster Category 4 hurricane By Yasemin Saplakoglu Hurricane Laura "continues to rapidly strengthen" over the Gulf of Mexico.
