With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate ...

Fires are an important part of nearly every ecosystem. They help clear out dead plant matter, which stimulates nutrient-rich growth. The survival and reproduction of species adapted to fire are ...

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental ...

Our planet is a place of beauty and wonder, but also of grave potential danger and chaos. Some dangers don’t […] ...

A new study published inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has revealed that Earth is reflecting ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater at semiregular intervals since late last year, ...

Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began just after midnight on October 1, lighting up the sky with lava ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been repeatedly disgorging lava at its summit crater about once a week since late last year. The ...

Light showers, shifting winds, and increased vog from Kīlauea are expected across Hawaii this week, with a chance of heavier ...

New research finds the disappearance of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada will be unprecedented in the human history of North ...

It’s been eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting and said he wanted to “explore the world in ...

Now a leading archaeologist, Rostain was discouraged at first. “No one is interested in archaeology of the Amazon.” ...