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An Atlantic cod swimming in the dark ocean.

Scientists witness stunning, unprecedented carnage in the ocean

An artist's conception of a large space rock colliding with Earth.

A colossal asteroid once boiled the oceans. It also did the unexpected.

A giant group of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in San Antonio Canyon.

A deep sea expedition is filming jaw-dropping footage

Environment

Amazon boxes in a warehouse.

Amazon takes enormous step to reduce packaging waste

Hurricane Helene: Watch live Tampa Bay webcams as storm threatens Florida

‘Living walls’ are transforming London construction sites

Texas resident used Apple AirTags to track her recycling. It ended up in the middle of nowhere.

Fat bear ate 135,000 calories in 10 hours. And he's not done.

Amazon takes enormous step to reduce packaging waste

Satellite footage captures Hurricane Milton as is brews near Florida's West Coast

Land, air, and space footage captures the surging Hurricane Milton

A view from NOAA's WP-3D Orion aircraft as it flew through Hurricane Milton on Oct. 8, 2024.

Plane flies into Hurricane Milton, captures turbulent footage

Hurricane Milton's storm track, as forecast on Oct. 8, 2024.

Hurricane Milton: See Florida coast webcams live as the storm approaches

A view of Hurricane Milton as it churns through the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 7, 2024.

National Weather Service releases dire Hurricane Milton storm surge video

Hurricane Milton observed on Oct. 7 by NOAA's GOES-19 weather satellite.

Space footage shows Hurricane Milton explode into monster storm

News

A flying spaghetti monster spotted amid a recent deep ocean expedition.

Flying spaghetti monster and unworldly life filmed in deep sea footage

A view of Tropical Storm Debby passing over the Southeastern U.S. on Aug. 5, 2024.

See South Carolina webcams as Tropical Storm Debby looms

Bear 32, known as "Chunk," attacked a cub in a river at Katmai National Park and Preserve.

A violent event occurred on Alaska's fat bear livestream

A Greenland shark swimming in ocean.

This shark lives for centuries. Scientists discover how it resists aging.

a Joro spider on a web

Yes, big spiders are spreading in the U.S. No, they're not flying.

The head of a cicada that emerged in 2021 as part of Brood X.

Cicadas love to land on people. Experts explain why.

A conception of a supercontinent on Earth.

Earth will look wildly different in millions of years. Take a look.

A conception of a giant shark, like a megalodon, hunting smaller prey.

Scientists find big megalodon tooth in a really unexpected place

2024 written on a road heading towards the sun.

24 good things already happening in 2024

The large Kauaʻi thrush was removed from the endangered species list in 2023.

These animals went extinct in 2023

More Environment

Trump won't stop making a deceptive bird claim. Experts debunk it.

"Other aspects of human life are far more lethal."

08/17/2024

By Mark Kaufman

A crested caracara near a wind turbine in South Texas.

A crested caracara near a wind turbine in South Texas.

How Paris cleaned up the Seine for the Olympics

Public swimming is planned for 2025.

07/26/2024

By Teodosia Dobriyanova

Atheletes jump in the river Seine, with Pont Neuf and the Eiffel Tower in the background. Caption reads "Olympic effort"

Atheletes jump in the river Seine, with Pont Neuf and the Eiffel Tower in the background. Caption reads "Olympic effort"

Yellowstone just had an explosion. What that means for the future.

Life on a supervolcano.

07/24/2024

By Mark Kaufman

Park rangers assessing damage from the hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park.

Park rangers assessing damage from the hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park.

Cities might hold the key to sustainable woodworking

When a tree falls in a city, it is heard — and (re)used.

07/02/2024

By Teodosia Dobriyanova

A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)

A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)

Sustainable laptops to make every day Earth Day

Protect the future while you’re building it.

04/23/2024

By Mashable BrandX and Dell

woman walks through door into natural landscape collage

woman walks through door into natural landscape collage

Iceland's stunning eruption is happening — and you can watch it live

Towering fountains of lava.

12/19/2023

By Mark Kaufman

Fountains of lava erupting on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula on Dec, 19, 2023.

Fountains of lava erupting on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula on Dec, 19, 2023.

Scientists discover unknown prehistoric world — on Earth

"It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen or, really, like anything any scientist has ever seen."

12/09/2023

By Mark Kaufman

An aerial view of newly found lagoons in Argentina’s Puna de Atacama desert.

An aerial view of newly found lagoons in Argentina’s Puna de Atacama desert.

An entire country ran on renewable energy for six days straight

Portugal's plans for the future are even more ambitious.

11/29/2023

By Teodosia Dobriyanova

A picture shows the top of a typical portuguese house, yellow walls, dark green shutters, and a red rooftop. Behind it, against the blue sky a win turbine is peeking in the background.

A picture shows the top of a typical portuguese house, yellow walls, dark green shutters, and a red rooftop. Behind it, against the blue sky a win turbine is peeking in the background.

Iceland’s seismic waves sound awfully eerie. You can listen.

If people in Iceland could hear the seismic activity beneath their feet, it would sound like this.

11/17/2023

By Teodosia Dobriyanova

A split screen shows a hole caused by an earthquake is Grindavík, Iceland on the left. On the right, there's a picture of a recently erupted Icelandic volcano, with lava and smoke coming out of the crater.

A split screen shows a hole caused by an earthquake is Grindavík, Iceland on the left. On the right, there's a picture of a recently erupted Icelandic volcano, with lava and smoke coming out of the crater.

Why so many volcanoes seem to be erupting right now

This volcanic activity is not what it seems...

11/15/2023

By Mark Kaufman

The Etna volcano erupting in Italy on Nov. 12, 2023.

The Etna volcano erupting in Italy on Nov. 12, 2023.

The internet says winter will be bad. Here's what the science says.

"Winter is coming."

11/11/2023

By Mark Kaufman

A car frozen over with ice.

A car frozen over with ice.

A free algorithm can turn your garden into art for pollinators

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's 'Pollinator Pathmaker' artwork aims to address the pollinator crisis while offering a solution.

11/10/2023

By Teodosia Dobriyanova

A colourful render shows an illustrated POV of a pollinator as it flows through a garden patch. Caption reads "Algorithmic gardens/"

A colourful render shows an illustrated POV of a pollinator as it flows through a garden patch. Caption reads "Algorithmic gardens/"

Take a look at the thousand-year-old deep-sea coral reefs untouched by humans

Scientists are mapping the two rare deep-sea coral reefs using new technology.

10/29/2023

By Chase DiBenedetto

A multi-colored coral reef sways in the dark ocean.

A multi-colored coral reef sways in the dark ocean.

Scientists drop robot into dark ocean, film weird brilliant world

Glowing, mesmerizing creatures.

10/21/2023

By Mark Kaufman

A vivid salp chain (made up of a linked chain of individual organisms) spotted by a deep sea robot.

A vivid salp chain (made up of a linked chain of individual organisms) spotted by a deep sea robot.

This bird was just declared extinct. You can hear its final song.

A haunting song.

10/21/2023

By Mark Kaufman

A biologist recorded a Kauaʻi ʻōʻō song in 1986, a song from either the last or one of the last individuals of the species.

A biologist recorded a Kauaʻi ʻōʻō song in 1986, a song from either the last or one of the last individuals of the species.

Fat Bear Week winner is revealed. She's a rebel.

Watch out.

10/11/2023

By Mark Kaufman

The 2023 Fat Bear Week winner, Grazer, seen in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River in September.

The 2023 Fat Bear Week winner, Grazer, seen in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River in September.

This fat bear won't win Fat Bear Week. But the bears know he's king.

"Other bears know his reputation. They know his size. They know his fighting skills."

10/08/2023

By Mark Kaufman

The dominant bear 856 photographed in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River in 2022.

The dominant bear 856 photographed in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River in 2022.

What's Fat Bear Week?

"Each bear faces its own challenges in order to gain the body mass necessary to survive."

10/04/2023

By Mark Kaufman

The Fat Bear Week Champion bear 747 fishing in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River.

The Fat Bear Week Champion bear 747 fishing in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Brooks River.

A government shutdown means bad news for Fat Bear Week

Congressional dysfunction threatens to delay the best week of the internet.

09/29/2023

By Mark Kaufman

The famous Katmai National Park and Preserve bear "Holly" (bear 435).

The famous Katmai National Park and Preserve bear "Holly" (bear 435).

7 ways you can help regenerate Australia’s forests

Here’s how you can take an active part in saving Australia’s forests.

09/14/2023

By Mashable BrandX International and HP

Australian rainforest

Australian rainforest

Apple ditches leather for all of its products, replaces it with 'FineWoven' material

Saving the crocodiles.

09/12/2023

By Alex Perry

FineWoven Apple Watch bands

FineWoven Apple Watch bands

Hurricane Idalia's track is unprecedented — and dangerous

The powerful storm is destined for historically uncharted territory.

08/30/2023

By Mark Kaufman

Hurricane Idalia approaching Florida on Aug. 29, 2023.

Hurricane Idalia approaching Florida on Aug. 29, 2023.

See live Florida beach webcams as Hurricane Idalia nears, including Cedar Key, Tampa

The storm will make landfall as a category 4 hurricane.

08/29/2023

By Mark Kaufman

An infrared view from NOAA's GOES-East satellite shows Hurricane Idalia approaching Florida on Aug. 29, 2023.

An infrared view from NOAA's GOES-East satellite shows Hurricane Idalia approaching Florida on Aug. 29, 2023.

Dramatic images show why emperor penguins were hit with catastrophe

Thousands of chicks are dead.

08/26/2023

By Mark Kaufman

Emperor penguins in Antarctica.

Emperor penguins in Antarctica.

10,000 feet down, scientists find 'enormous' octopus colony

The octopuses are drawn to this deep sea location.

08/23/2023

By Mark Kaufman

an octopus garden in the deep sea.

an octopus garden in the deep sea.

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