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There's something strange happening with endangered green sea turtles in...
Up to 99% of endangered green sea turtles born on Australia's east coast are female, which poses a grave threat to the long-term survival of the species.The culprit is increasing temperatures. Green...
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The Trump administration is removing Florida from its offshore drilling plan...
Last week, the Trump Administration announced a plan to potentially open 98% of US waters to offshore drilling.Florida Governor Rick Scott quickly voiced his opposition, as did many other coastal...
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New York City is taking on the oil industry by selling off billions in fossil...
New York City is taking on fossil fuels by divesting billions from the city's pension funds, and suing five oil companies.The city alleges the fossil fuel industry was aware for decades that burning...
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Theresa May pledges to scrap all plastic waste by 2042
Theresa May will announce plans to extend the 5p plastic charge and tell retailers to create plastic-free aisles in order to crack down on plastic waste.The prime minister will vow to eliminate all...
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The Trump Administration has been quietly removing content from federal...
The Trump Administration is quietly changing things on .gov websites — and a group of academics and non-profits is keeping track.The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) released a new...
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McDonald’s is making a big change to its soft drinks in 2018
According to McDonald's sustainability goals, the company plans to drop foam packaging globally by 2019.The chain also said it will switch to packaging made from recycled materials in every location by...
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Puerto Rico is taking a big step toward revamping how it gets power — and it...
An estimated 1.5 million Puerto Ricans remain without power more than three months after Hurricane Maria lashed the US territory.Early this month, the island's energy commission unveiled a handful of...
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See the rescue efforts underway as the treacherous mudslides that have killed...
The death toll is rising as mudslides continue to ravage southern California. Nineteen people have died as a result of the disaster in the wealthy enclave of Montecito, a community about 90 miles up...
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Do lobsters feel pain?
A new animal protection law in Switzerland requires that lobsters be stunned before being cooked.Animal rights activists and some scientists argue that lobsters' central nervous systems are complex...
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Scientists spent a month exploring the Gulf of Mexico's deep sea habitats —...
There's a spectacular, uncharted alien world right off the Gulf Coast, and a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) expedition sought to uncover its secrets.This past December, a NOAA team,...
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2017 was the second warmest year ever recorded — behind only 2016
2017 was the second warmest year on record, just ahead of 2015 and behind 2016, according to NASA.The five hottest years on record have all occurred since 2010.The warming is directly attributable to...
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One of the best nature documentaries of all time returns tonight
"Blue Planet II" premieres in the US on Saturday, January 20 at 9 pm ET.For the series, producers spent more than 6,000 hours underwater over four years, visiting 39 countries on 125 expeditions.The...
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We could see twice as many big earthquakes this year, scientists warn —...
Geologists predict the Earth could see about twice as many major earthquakes this year as in 2017. That's because the world is turning a little slower than usual, prompting the equator to shrink...
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Trump just dealt a major blow to the fastest-growing job market in the US
President Donald Trump signed off on a new 30% tax on imported solar panels Tuesday. But most of the US jobs in the solar sector aren't in manufacturing, they're in installation. US companies say...
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The 'Doomsday Clock' has moved back to its most alarming position in the...
The Doomsday Clock, started during the Cold War, symbolizes the threat to global civilization posed by humans.A panel of experts on Thursday changed the clock to two minutes to midnight, a forward...
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The heart of Paris is underwater — and the images are a shocking reminder the...
Paris — they call it the "Ville Lumière" — a city of lights.But this week, the French capital looks more like a city of water. On Tuesday, during Paris's annual spring fashion show, the river Seine...
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New York City owns a creepy island that almost no one is allowed to visit —...
Less than a mile from Manhattan— one of the priciest and most densely populated places in the world — sits a mysterious island that people abandoned more than half a century ago."North Brother Island...
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'Blue Planet II' producers discovered life where we didn’t know it could...
While the "Blue Planet II" team was exploring the Mariana Trench, they managed to film an ethereal snailfish approximately 5,000 meters underwater.No one knew before then that creatures as complex as...
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How the 'Blue Planet II' production team dealt with a leak when their sub was...
The "Blue Planet II" production team's submersible sprung a leak when they were almost 1,500 feet deep in Antarctic waters.Fortunately, they were able to discover the cause and to conduct repairs...
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Amazon is growing massive 'corpse flowers' that emit a 'stench of death' in...
Amazon is growing a plant known as "the corpse flower" due to its smell, which resembles a rotting carcass.Once the flowers bloom, the tech giant will transport them to its new plant-filled Sphere...
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