Climate Change Could Spell Drought for Most Islands
New data shows 73 percent of the world's islands will be threatened by aridity by 2050.
How Food Waste Is Contributing to Climate Change
Food waste is not just wasted potential in feeding the hungry. It's adding emissions to the atmosphere for something we don't even use.
Scientists to Freeze a Ship Into the Arctic Icepack
The project would, for the first time, enable researchers to study what exactly goes on in the Arctic ocean during wintertime.
Choking to Death in Detroit
In Detroit's industrial suburbs, toxic air is destroying generations of black residents while local and federal officials twiddle their thumbs.
Preterm Births Caused by Air Pollution Cost Big Bucks
"This burden is preventable," one scientist said.
Geoengineering Won't Save Us From Sea Level Rise
A new study explains why geoengineering sea level rise would fail spectacularly.
Eating Sewage-Grazed Meat Might Hurt Female Fertility
Spreading human feces on agricultural fields is common practice.
Cost of Sea Level Rise Will Rise Faster Than Sea Itself
New research evaluated the dollars at stake due to imminent climate change–induced flooding in the world's cities by the sea.
The FDA Will Begin Testing Food for Roundup
This move comes after another government agency chastised the FDA for not doing it sooner.
Does the Clean Power Plan Still Stand a Chance?
Tuesday night's Supreme Court action is bad news for the Clean Power Plan.
Zika Reviving DDT Debate, but Here's Why It's Unfounded
Conservative publications are pushing the return of DDT, but experts say that's ridiculous.
Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes Are Uniquely Hard to Contain
This species bites during the day, making bed nets pointless.
Zika Could Change the Abortion Debate in Latin America
In Zika-prone countries, women are told to stop getting pregnant but don't have access to contraceptives and face prison time for abortion.
WHO: Zika Will Spread to the United States
The WHO's regional office predicts the virus is likely to spread through most of the Americas, with the exclusion of Canada and continental Chile.
King Tut Mask-Scratching Suspects Sent to Court
The 3,300-year-old treasure was reportedly scratched with a spatula.
Greenland Meltwater Could Be Affecting Ocean Currents
One of the most important ocean current systems could be slowing down, according to a new study.
Bronx Zoo to Offer Cockroaches for Valentine's Day
What's more romantic than naming a cockroach after your date?
Eating Snow Is a Bad Idea, Says Science
A new study reminds us why homemade blizzard snowcones are a very bad idea.
Watch: Icy Water Floods New Jersey's Ocean City
An intersection in Ocean City can be seen completely underwater, and water flows through a picket fence.
Tian Tian the Panda Is Loving this Blizzard
The National Zoo's adult male panda frolicks in the approximately two feet of snow that blanketed D.C.
2015 Was the Hottest Year on Planet Earth
It broke the temperature record, which 2014 had just set, by an unusually large margin.
Our Brains Compress Memory Files Like Computers
Compressed brain files mean lower resolution and faster replay.
Researchers May Have Found the Largest Canyon on Earth
Scientists may have found a canyon that dwarfs the Grand Canyon.
The U.S.'s Newest Supercomputer Is a Beast of a Machine
The storms are coming. This beast of a computer will hopefully buy us some time.
Luxury Iceberg Water From Newfoundland
Intrepid Canadian mariners are selling thousands-year-old ice to craft water bottlers and high-end vodka producers.
2015 Was the Second-Hottest Year the U.S. Has Ever Seen
The hottest year ever recorded in the U.S. was in 2012.
Does Cancer Screening Really 'Save Lives'?
We should rethink campaigns about prostate cancer screening and mammograms, according to new research.