Anatomy of a Meltdown

“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”

While a bunch of sharks cruising the Maine coast may seem ominous, it’s actually a sign of a conservation success story.

A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.

One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.

Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.

Several new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.

Nor’easters are usually a winter phenomenon. But this week’s storm is arriving earlier than usual, and it could take on some characteristics more typical of tropical systems.

Following a difficult journey, the probe will soon begin unraveling the mysteries of Mercury’s magnetic field and internal structure.

Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

Heat records are being shattered thanks to a boost from the natural climate pattern—and burning fossil fuels, of course.

While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.