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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano doesn't usually explode, but now experts are ready for the worst
The Kilauea volcano could now erupt explosively.
By Mark Kaufman
Why glowing, bioluminescent waves have reappeared in California
"It's difficult to study an unpredictable event."
By Mark Kaufman
Yes, there is a plastic bag at the bottom of the Mariana Trench
The darkest, deepest ocean depths are polluted.
By Mark Kaufman
Spraying this material on desert sand will turn it into green, fertile land
The treatment takes only a few hours to complete using traditional irrigation systems.
California says new homes must have solar panels, in push to go all-renewable
Solar panels will help California wean itself off fossil fuels, but they come with challenges.
By Mark Kaufman
Extreme Arctic heat wave in 2016 wouldn't have happened without climate change
This wouldn't have happened in the 1800s.
By Mark Kaufman
Creeping lava engulfs roads and homes in videos, photos from Hawaii
"This is not the time for sightseeing."
By Mark Kaufman
Your international vacation is a whole lot worse for the planet than we thought
"Right now, polluting is basically free."
By Mark Kaufman
We ranked cloud types so you don't have to
From cumulonimbus to arcus, these are the most interesting clouds you could possibly spot.
Hawaii volcano eruption brings the state's worst earthquake in decades
Hawaii was hit with two major earthquakes, including one that is the state's worst since the 1970s, as the Kilauea volcano continued to erupt.
Lava shoots through a 500-foot-long fissure in the middle of a Hawaiian neighborhood
The volcano is in a building phase, and we happen to be building on top of it.
By Mark Kaufman
Hawaii bans sunscreens deemed harmful to coral reefs
It's the first US state to do so.
Earth just soared past yet another climate change milestone
This is the highest-ever carbon dioxide level in the air in human history.
The hottest April temperature ever recorded may have been set this week
Such heat records seem to be becoming the new normal.
Just how hot is 'hot as balls?' One curious man found out.
"Hot as Satan's dick" is apparently used pretty often.
Illnesses from ticks and insects have tripled in the US since 2004. Here's why.
"All these diseases are basically a plane flight away."
By Mark Kaufman
Storm chasers, get ready: The first severe weather outbreak of 2018 begins Tuesday
Will Oklahoma get its first tornado of the season?
In a surprise to scientists, gains in tackling dirty air have stagnated
The science-unfriendly EPA could make finding pollutant sources more challenging.
By Mark Kaufman
Boaty McBoatface is heading to Antarctica to help scientists answer urgent questions
Boaty is more than a meme.
Neal Shusterman's 'Dry' is a harrowing look at a world without water
It's not hard to see the parallels between the water crisis in 'Dry' and climate disasters happening in our real world news cycle right now.
By MJ Franklin
Millions pledged to save the Great Barrier Reef, but scientists say it won't solve the problem
"Nothing more than a golden bandaid."
By Johnny Lieu
Now you can see China's solar power boom from space
China is far and away the world leader in solar power manufacturing and deployment.
Waves in Europe are getting higher, threatening coastal residents
Traditional sea defenses are being pummeled by taller, more powerful waves.
By Mark Kaufman
Leonardo DiCaprio's latest venture seeks to bring rural dwellers out of the dark
"They’re just like us — they just want a better quality of life."
By Mark Kaufman