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'The Russians were the problem in the end': Sailor Matt Rutherford on being intercepted by the FSB while attempting to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo -
'We used to go to the climate conferences together. We are not anymore': ESA official Simonetta Cheli tells us how the political landscape for Earth observation is changing -
The ozone layer was supposed to be healing. So why is this year's Antarctic ozone hole so big?
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How prepared are you for a disaster?Poll From emergency kits to evacuation plans, Live Science asks readers how prepared they are for the unexpected.
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Powerful 'Kelvin wave' triggered by super El Niño threatens to raise sea levels off the California coast for monthsA disturbance characterized by above-normal sea levels is spreading up the Pacific coast of Central and North America, and it could make the damage from predicted storms this winter much worse.
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Trump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.Opinion The cost of clean energy just keeps falling as the price of coal ramps up. Politicians promising affordability will follow those savings no matter who is in the White House. And in the meantime, there are ways to speed up the transition.
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'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warnsOur planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries, however, scientists argue that Earth can still have a safe and sustainable future.
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Towering 'sponge' dome in Brazil is the secret source of nearby hot springsEarth from space A 2025 satellite photo shows the Caldas Novas dome, a 12-mile-long monolith that towers above the Brazilian state of Goiás. The structure acts as a giant sponge, soaking up water that helps fuel nearby hot springs.
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The super El Niño could cause torrential rainstorms. Americans may need to stock up on food to prepare, experts say.Analysis A U.K. government minister has urged people in Britain to stock up on essentials to prepare for storms magnified by the record-breaking El Niño. Should Americans heed the same advice?
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Newly discovered iron minerals might hold primordial water from when Earth formedResearchers may have found a missing link in how Earth's mantle gets wet: newly discovered iron minerals that can store water at the extremely high temperatures and pressures present near our planet's core.
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Hurricane Polo exploded in intensity in just 24 hours. Is the 'super' El Niño to blame?Hurricane Polo exploded from a tropical storm into a powerful Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours and is one of the strongest Pacific hurricanes on record.
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'It has become very dire in a lot of places': New map reveals exactly where humans are adding and removing precious fresh water on EarthA new high-resolution map of global freshwater trends between 2002 and 2025 has sharpened scientists' understanding of how humans are using and displacing our most precious resource.
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