Science

Real Estate

Undeterred by climate change, US homeowners are moving to climate-vulnerable areas

County Map of wildfire risk based on FEMA National Risk Index

The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica

Penguins by the shores in Antarctica.

Turning up the heat helps animals fight germs—a lesson for humans on fevers

A cat's temperature being taken at a veterinary clinic.

Is erectile dysfunction the key to unlocking the crisis in men’s health?

A black couple enjoying intimacy in bed.

Smartphone security: Protecting your digital identity in 2025

Woman using a phone and computer to use online banking.

Environment

The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica

Penguins by the shores in Antarctica.

Former Navy SEALs are diving to save the ocean

A group of former navy SEALs underwater.

Eco-anxiety in little kids? These early childhood teachers are on the case.

A preschooler at Palmer Elementary in Denver prepares to plant wildflowers in a pot she decorated.

Canada just made national parks free this summer. Can we love nature without hurting it?

A view of the Spirit Island of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park of Alberta, Canada.

Support for renewables shrinks as fossil fuel interest grows

Wind turbines in federal ocean waters installed in 2020 as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project.

Plants & Animals

Plants & Animals

How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

A flock of sandhill cranes in Louisiana.

Plants & Animals

Got invasive plants? Call a herd of goats

Two goats in a herd smiling happily eating invasive plants in a wide land.

Plants & Animals

Fish are thriving in the river Seine

A view of one of the bridges over the river Seine in Paris, France.

Plants & Animals

Planning for spring's garden? Bees like variety and don't care about your neighbors' yards

Closeup on a bumblebee feeding on a yellow cosmos flower.

Plants & Animals

Rotten tricks: How hot and stinky plants woo pollinators

A collage of thermogenic plants, clockwise from top left: sago palm (Cycas revoluta); Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), elephant-foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata), calico-flower (Aristolochia littoralis), American lotus (Nelumbo lutea), titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), Rhizanthes lowii, dead-horse arum (Helicodiceros muscivorus).

Space

Space

5 of the rarest astronomical events—and when you'll next see them

The head of Halley's Comet as photographed by Dr George Willis Ritchey.

Space

25 of the best places to see the solar eclipse across the US

The beginning of a solar eclipse as seen through very light cloud cover.

Space

23 astronomical events to look out for in 2023

A view of a Perseid meteor shower in a purple sky with pine trees in the foreground.

Space

33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs

Webb NIRCam composite image from two filters – F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan) – of Jupiter system.

Space

Space discoveries that will blow your mind

An image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals Stephans Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies

Weather

Extreme heat is becoming more common in the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.

A person walks their dog in the morning when temperatures climb.

Weather

What hurricane season was like the year you were born

A train underwater, a beach road destroyed after a storm and a figure watching palm trees bend in the waves and wind.

Weather

How do hurricanes affect baby names?

A sleeping baby bundled in a blue beanie with a pom pom and a blue blanket..

Weather

Mango farms where? Climate change is scrambling where the world's food is grown.

Six varieties of mangoes line the fields at PapaMango in Sicily.

How to support your mental health after a natural disaster

A woman in a raincoat looking over a huge flood.

Understanding high cholesterol: Symptoms, risks, and treatment options

A box of Atorvastatin.

The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica

Penguins by the shores in Antarctica.

Turning up the heat helps animals fight germs—a lesson for humans on fevers

A cat's temperature being taken at a veterinary clinic.

Is erectile dysfunction the key to unlocking the crisis in men’s health?

A black couple enjoying intimacy in bed.

Smartphone security: Protecting your digital identity in 2025

Woman using a phone and computer to use online banking.

Your cortisol is probably fine. Here’s what TikTok gets wrong about the “stress hormone”

Sad woman sitting on a sofa with hands clasped.

Use it or lose it: How age affects cognitive skills

A video on a computer screen video showing an older teacher demonstrating lesson on whiteboard, with student watching in foreground.

Former Navy SEALs are diving to save the ocean

A group of former navy SEALs underwater.

What Disability Pride Month can teach us about innovation, accessibility, and the future of tech

The official flag of Visually Safe Disability Pride.

How to power the AI economy while supporting local communities

An aerial view of the QTS Data center under construction in Phoenix, Arizona.