Anthropocene? Humans Have Been Changing the Planet for Millennia. By Ben Marwick, Erle C. Ellis, Lucas Stephens, Nicole Boivin So how do we mark the beginning of this human age?
A Massive Icebreaker Ship Will Trap Itself in Arctic Sea Ice on Purpose. Here's Why. By Tom Metcalfe Here's why they're doing it.
Where Will Hurricane Dorian Make Landfall? By Jeanna Bryner Hurricane Dorian's track has been tricky to predict with certainty. Here's where it could make U.S. landfall.
Monster Storm Dorian Slows to a Crawl Over the Bahamas By Tia Ghose It's barely budged over the last several hours and is dumping huge amounts of rainfall on the island of Grand Bahama.
Cedar Break National Monument By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher Cedar Breaks National Monument is one of the geological paradises of the Colorado Plateau and well worth consideration for a visit.
In Photos: How These Stunning Natural Bridges Form and Why They're So Gorgeous By Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher This national park in Utah is home to three of the most spectacular natural bridges created by rushing water and jittery tectonic plates.
Why Is Hurricane Dorian's Path So Tricky to Predict? By Jeanna Bryner The hard-to-pin-down track is primarily due to an atmospheric steering wheel, which Dorian lost along its rise to Category 5.
'Extremely Dangerous' Dorian Becomes Strongest Hurricane in Modern History for the Bahamas By Jeanna Bryner The monstrous Dorian has become the strongest hurricane to hit the Northwestern Bahamas, with sustained winds reaching 180 mph (285 km/h).
Hurricane Dorian a Catastrophic Category 5 Storm. And It's Getting Stronger. By Tariq Malik Hurricane Dorian is now a "catastrophic Category 5" storm as it approaches the Bahamas in the Caribbean, according to a National Hurricane Center update.
How Strong Can a Hurricane Get? By Live Science Staff The Saffir-Simpson hurricane only goes up to Category 5. But in theory, winds from a powerful hurricane could blow the scale out of the water, scientists say.
Why Do Ice Ages Happen? By Megan Gannon Scientists are still trying to understand how the cycle of ice ages works, especially because human-caused climate change may have permanently broken the cycle.
Hurricane Dorian Is Now a Major Category 4 Storm By Tia Ghose The monster storm has been getting stronger, but its predicted track moves it a hair away from South Florida.
'Extremely Dangerous' Dorian Is Now a Category 3 Storm By Rafi Letzter It's time to start preparing, if you haven't already.
A Nuclear Winter Could Last Years After an All-Out War Between Russia and the US By Isobel Whitcomb Nuclear war would have apocalyptic consequences, with years of freezing summers and global famine.
Hurricane Dorian Is Getting Stronger As It Heads Toward Florida By Yasemin Saplakoglu Hurricane Dorian becomes stronger as it makes its way up the Atlantic toward the Bahamas, according to the latest forecast.
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Oregon Coast By Rachael Rettner A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon today (Aug. 29), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Forecast: Dorian Will Slam into Florida As a 'Major' Category 4 Hurricane By Rafi Letzter Hurricane Dorian will likely hit Florida Sunday (Sept. 1) as a Category 4 hurricane, according to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Dorian Just Turned into a Hurricane By Yasemin Saplakoglu Dorian might strengthen to a Category 3 Hurricane before hitting Florida.
Amazon Wildfires Are Horrifying, But They're Not Destroying Earth's Oxygen Supply By Scott Denning Even if the entire Amazon rainforest burned down, we'd be okay.
