This unusual quake took tens of millions of people by surprise, and now we know where it came from.

This unusual quake took tens of millions of people by surprise, and now we know where it came from.

This unusual quake took tens of millions of people by surprise, and now we know where it came from.

An ice island the size of Manhattan broke away from one of Greenland’s largest glaciers.

An ice island the size of Manhattan broke away from one of Greenland’s largest glaciers.

A first-of-its-kind study found that carbon-major emissions have drained trillions of gallons of water from the West.

A first-of-its-kind study found that carbon-major emissions have drained trillions of gallons of water from the West.

Researchers used test mussels to confirm that shipwrecked TNT has leaked toxic and carcinogenic chemicals into the North Sea.

Researchers used test mussels to confirm that shipwrecked TNT has leaked toxic and carcinogenic chemicals into the North Sea.

Celebrate the beauty of nature—and the science that teaches us about it—with winning photography from the researchers themselves.

Celebrate the beauty of nature—and the science that teaches us about it—with winning photography from the researchers themselves.

“A storm in the sky can help us see underground.”

“A storm in the sky can help us see underground.”

It takes a lot to survive fusion reactions.

… For science, obviously.

A new study paints a grim picture of toxic heavy metal pollution in Antarctica.

Researchers may have figured out how to help hydrogen fuel cells become a more practical energy source for data centers and other energy-intensive technologies.

This event will give the world a taste of our future climate, according to a new analysis.

“Snow-eater” heatwaves decimate the snowpack that western states depend on.

The findings offer important lessons about crisis response, as well as the interconnectedness of natural disasters.