Environment

Natural gas is a confusing resource — as a gas, it feels simultaneously infinite and not. However, it is one of the most contentious fuel sources in human history. Answering “Is natural gas a renewable…

Do you love watching lightning storms? Here are six interesting facts about lightning – and how it interacts with Earth.

The ocean floor is a strange but incredible place that can teach us about how life formed on Earth, and what it might be like off-world. What would life be like in a world without sunlight?

Carbon neutrality is a global moral imperative. Thankfully, we have the tools we need to bring systematic change and curb carbon emissions.

Why did a man use a crowbar to pry starfish out of tidepools, hurling them into the sea? Here are the strangest examples of keystone species.

California and the Southwestern United States are currently in the worst drought in recorded history. Is a water flow restrictor the answer?

Here are some of the major ways the biotechnology of plants is improving products, boosting human health, and improving the ways we use Earth’s finite resources.

World Environment Day is almost here! Click here to learn more about this important holiday and how you can support a more sustainable planet.