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Mother Nature Gets Her Day in Court

Rights of nature laws seek to grant the environment legal rights.

Wanna Nuke Waste Site?

A panel suggests towns volunteer to host dumps that would last for generations.

Earth: Bioluminescent Waves Explained [VIDEO]

What kind of otherworldly phenomenon is this?

Cold Plasma Layer Detected High Above Earth

Posted 15 HOURS AGO | 0

Cold, electrically charged particles have long been suspected to exist tens of thousands of miles above the Earth's surface, and now satellites have detected such ions there for the first time. Read more

Big Pic: A Penny for Your Bivalves?

Posted 17 HOURS AGO | 0

Life on the seafloor is a biodiversity explosion in miniature. Read more

Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzes Earth in Close Flyby

Posted 18 HOURS AGO | 0

The newly discovered asteroid came within 36,750 miles of Earth when it made its closest approach at 10:30 a.m. EST. Read more

Mother Nature Gets Her Day in Court

Posted by Tim Wall 23 HOURS AGO | 0

Rights of nature laws seek to grant the environment legal rights. Read more

Life After Death for Deep Sea Vents

Posted by Tim Wall Thu Jan 26, 2012 02:44 PM ET | 0

Submarine vents provide a substrate for life well after the vents themselves become inactive. Read more

Wanna Nuke Waste Site?

Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Jan 26, 2012 02:29 PM ET | 0

A panel suggests towns volunteer to host dumps that would last for generations. Read more

The Blue Marble, 2012 Style: Big Pic

Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 02:47 AM ET | 0

An iconic view of our planet has been captured through the high-definition eyes of a brand new Earth observing satellite. Read more

Stunning Time-Lapse Video of Yosemite National Park

Posted Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:58 PM ET | 0

This time-lapse video of Yosemite is a collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty, who met through the video website Vimeo. Read more

Manta Rays Fate Worse Than Sharks

Posted by Christina Reed Wed Jan 25, 2012 08:01 AM ET | 0

As the population of sharks has depleted, fishermen are turning more and more to Manta Rays - animals unfit to handle the pressure. Read more

Invasive Species Recipes: Cookbook Photos

Posted Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:16 PM ET | 0

If you want to do your part to devour America's invasive species problem, these recipes will get you started. Read more

Invasive Species: Why Not Just Eat Them?

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:51 AM ET | 0

Many invasives aren't an easy sell on the plate -- or fashion runways. But for some animals, that could change. Read more

Waiting for Death Valley's Next Big Bang

Posted by Sarah Simpson Tue Jan 24, 2012 06:19 AM ET | 0

California’s Death Valley is capable of spectacularly explosive volcanic eruptions. Read more

Waiting for Death Valley's Next Big Bang

Wild Black Bear Birth on Live Webcam

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Jan 24, 2012 05:01 AM ET | 0

Jewel the black bear gave birth on camera in the wilderness near Ely, Minn. Read more

Bigger Canal + Bigger Ships = Less Pollution?

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Jan 23, 2012 01:17 PM ET | 0

The Panama Canal expansion will allow bigger ships with more cargo to pass from the Pacific to the Caribbean, which could result in less greenhouse gas emissions per volume of cargo shipped. Read more