Hurricane Maria Leaves the Caribbean in Shambles
The third in a string of cataclysmic hurricanes, Maria hit the Caribbean just two weeks after Hurricane Irma devastated the region.
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If the Giant Trash Pile in the Pacific Were a Country, Would Someone Finally Clean It Up?
Activists want to turn the country-sized garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean into an official nation, and you can already apply for citizenship.
Why Do Most Orca Pregnancies End in Miscarriage? Look Upstream.
Orcas are losing their babies at an unprecedented rate. The solution may lie 400 miles away.
Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Hits Mexico City
The quake comes just 11 days after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake rocked the southern part of the country.
Another Devastatingly Strong Hurricane Is Tearing Across the Caribbean
While the hurricane's strength is likely to fluctuate, Maria is expected to pummel Puerto Rico as a Category 4 or 5 storm—the first storm of that strength to hit the island in 85 years.
The EPA Rollback Continues With an Attack on the Coal Ash Rule
The administration wants to eliminate 2015 regulations—a move that would disproportionately harm lower-income regions and neighborhoods.
The Perilous Future of Earth’s Parasites
Climate change may drive as many as one in three parasite species extinct by 2070. That's very bad.
Who is More Anti-Science: Conservatives or Liberals?
It turns out we all have at least one thing in common.
A Look at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Efforts After Hurricane Harvey
Wildlife rehabilitators rescued numerous species after the storm, from common animals like beavers and deer to rarer wildlife like alligator snapping turtles.
The Slideshow That Wants to Save the World
For 15 years, Al Gore's Keynote presentation has brought greater awareness to climate change. But can it change minds?