Earth

  1. Animals

    Changing climate alters fish behavior

    Study finds clownfish don’t swim away from scary sounds in future ocean conditions.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Climate

    Germy weather

    Bacteria high in the sky could be causing rain, snow and hail.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Oceans

    Life beneath the ‘berg

    Scientists find Antarctic icebergs play a new and bigger role in the climate cycle.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Earth

    Ash blast

    Tiny particles ejected from a 2010 volcanic eruption pose big problems.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Environment

    Busy bacteria leave big mark

    Earth’s earliest life-forms built mounds on an Antarctic lake bottom.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Earth

    Ice on the move

    Flowing glaciers help scientists study climate change.

    By Alexandra Witze
  7. Oceans

    Sea changes

    Carbon dioxide is making the oceans more acidic.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Environment

    Floor of Gulf got slimed

    Oil from BP spill was likely dragged down by bacterial goo.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Earth

    Quake leaves destruction, fear

    In Japan, an earthquake started a tsunami that caused a nuclear disaster.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Environment

    Planting seeds for better plastic

    Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics.

    By Emily Sohn
  11. Environment

    Underwater racket

    The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents.

    By Emily Sohn
  12. Tech

    The energy of an Internet search

    Websurfing has a bigger footprint than you might think.

    By Alexandra Ossola