What are the largest rainforests in the world? By Patrick Pester published 1 January 22 Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.
England museum scientists discover more than 550 new species in 2021 By Patrick Pester published 31 December 21 The Natural History Museum in London described more than 500 new species in 2021, including massive extinct dinosaurs and tiny shrimp-like crustaceans.
Famed naturalist E.O. Wilson, 'Darwin's natural heir,' dies at 92 By Patrick Pester published 30 December 21 World leading naturalist E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as "Darwin’s natural heir" and the world's top authority on the study of ants.
Unimaginable diversity of life discovered beneath Antarctic ice shelf By Cameron Duke published 30 December 21
8 ominous climate milestones reached in 2021 By Mindy Weisberger published 29 December 21 Signs of accelerating global warming abounded this year, but we could still prevent the worst-case scenarios — if we act soon.
10 times volcanoes blew our minds in 2021 By Harry Baker published 29 December 21 Here are the 10 best volcano stories published in 2021.
10 times nature stunned us in 2021 By Ben Turner published 29 December 21 Here's a rundown of some of the nature discoveries that wowed us this year.
10 weird creatures found in the deep sea in 2021 By Harry Baker published 28 December 21 A list of the 10 best stories about weird deep-sea creatures published in 2021.
10 coolest non-dinosaur fossils unearthed in 2021 By Harry Baker published 28 December 21 A list of the 10 coolest stories about non-dinosaur fossil discoveries published in 2021.
Live Science's best of 2021: Writers' choice By Mindy Weisberger published 27 December 21 In a year of unusual and surprising news at Live Science, these stories stood out.
Is Mount Everest really the tallest mountain on Earth? By Joe Phelan published 26 December 21 Other mountains could be considered Earth's tallest; it just depends how you measure them.
Darkness caused by dino-killing asteroid snuffed out life on Earth in 9 months By Mindy Weisberger published 22 December 21 After an asteroid struck at the end of the Cretaceous period, debris from wildfires filled the atmosphere and blocked sunlight across Earth, causing ecosystem collapse and extinctions.
Here's the science of the winter solstice By Laura Geggel published 21 December 21 Today's winter solstice will boast the year's fewest hours of daylight for the Northern Hemisphere. Here's why.
What is Lake Vostok? By Becky Oskin, Nicoletta Lanese published 20 December 21 Lake Vostok lies buried under miles of ice in East Antarctica.
41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator By Mindy Weisberger published 18 December 21 A geomagnetic event around 41,000 years ago sent the aurora wandering for centuries, as far south as the equator.
Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail By Cameron Duke published 18 December 21 The disaster recorder aims to set us on a better path by watching our every move.
Landsat satellites: 12 amazing images of Earth from space By Harry Baker, Scott Dutfield published 15 December 21 Reference A collection of 12 of the best satellite photos to come out of the Landsat program.
UN confirms hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic By Ben Turner published 14 December 21 The UN says temperatures were "more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic."
Rare wispy ice formations streak across the sea near Antarctica in beautiful satellite images By Harry Baker published 14 December 21 Recent satellite images captured by Landsat 8 show a rare windswept sea ice formation over water in Antarctica.
Continental Drift: The groundbreaking theory of moving continents By Becky Oskin published 14 December 21 Continental drift was Alfred Wegener's theory proposing continents move position on the Earth's surface.
