Climate

The collapse of the insect population could unravel ecosystems. Scientists wonder if robots and drones could stop the gap.

Russia’s attack is literally tearing the country apart, polluting air and water. Ukrainians will suffer long after the conflict ends.

The GOES-T spacecraft will focus on tracking storms and fires in the western half of North America, from well above low Earth orbit.

While the Russian military is unlikely to target Ukrainian reactors, a stray missile or a power outage could spark a disaster.

A new study finds that turbines can muddle ships' navigational systems, obscuring the location of smaller boats or creating misleading images on radar screens.

A chilling new report predicts a foot of sea level rise in the US by 2050. But quirks of physics mean everyone will suffer in different ways.

In an increasingly thirsty world, scientists warn that the rare creatures living in our groundwater are at risk.

More than half of the sea now logs temperatures once considered extreme, threatening countless species, livelihoods, and the air we breathe.

Satellites spot troubling signals that may portend a transformation from rainforest to savanna, with profound implications for the planet.

Climate change and overgrazing are destroying the plants on which the Mexican long-nosed bat depends. Now, an initiative is trying to restore the balance.

Soaring temperatures are rapidly thawing permafrost, leading to huge sinkholes called thermokarst. Northern fires are making the situation even worse.

Parts of Colorado, Utah, California, and the Pacific Northwest could be without snow for years at a time in just a few decades.