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A satellite image of Hurricane Milton over Florida.

EartherEarth Science

NOAA Warns of Brutal Atlantic Hurricane Season, as Trump Slashes the Agency

The agency forecasts up to 10 hurricanes for this year, half of which could be major.

By Ellyn Lapointe Published May 22, 2025

EartherEarth Science

How Did This 1,300-Ton Boulder Travel Up a Cliff? Scientists Just Figured It Out

A seemingly out-of-place boulder in Tonga hints at a massive tsunami that hit the region 7,000 years ago.

By Natalia Mesa Published May 22, 2025

EartherEarth Science

NASA Satellites Capture ‘River Tsunamis’ Surging Hundreds of Miles Inland

"We’ve never seen them like we are now.”

By Margherita Bassi Published May 22, 2025

EartherEarth Science

Monitoring Tree Leaves From Space Could Help Predict Volcanic Eruptions

Carbon dioxide emissions from rising magma is one of the earliest signs that a volcano is waking up, but measuring it directly is notoriously difficult.

By Margherita Bassi Published May 21, 2025

Earther

FEMA Shifts Disaster Burden to States in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes

The agency’s policy shift is poised to drastically reduce the federal aid states receive for natural disaster recovery.

By Ellyn Lapointe Published May 19, 2025

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time

EartherClimate Change

Is the New Pope an Environmentalist?

Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?

Anita Hofschneider & Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist Published May 18, 2025

EartherEnergy

Solar Tax Credits Are on the Chopping Block—Install Soon or Pay the Price

For anyone who can afford to go solar, "now would be the time" because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable.

Tik Root, Grist Published May 16, 2025

EartherEarth Science

Shocking Video Shows Earth Tearing Open During Myanmar’s Earthquake in March

A potentially first-of-its-kind video filmed on a solar farm captures the strike-slip motion of the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

By Margherita Bassi Published May 14, 2025

EartherClimate Change

Study Uncovers the One Thing That Cuts Through Climate Apathy: Loss

In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.

Kate Yoder, Grist Published May 10, 2025

EartherEarth Science

All 28 of the U.S.’s Largest Cities Are Sinking, Study Finds

A new study reveals that uneven land subsidence could impact 29,000 buildings across the America's most populated metropolises.

By Margherita Bassi Published May 9, 2025

EartherEarth Science

Humans Have Never Seen 99.999% of the Seafloor, Study Finds, as Trump Greenlights Deep-Sea Mining

Researchers say our understanding of Earth’s largest biome is based on a tiny, unrepresentative sample dominated by just a few countries.

By Isaac Schultz Published May 7, 2025

Trump appears in the Oval Office. State attorney's general are suing him over his wind farm policy.

EartherEnergy

States Sue Trump Over His War Against Wind

Trump has spent years swinging at "wind mills," now states are swinging back.

Laura Newcombe Published May 6, 2025

EartherClimate Change

Trump Torched Decades of Science in Just 100 Days—and the Fallout Is Global

In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has slashed federal agencies, canceled national reports, and yanked funding from universities. The shockwaves will be felt worldwide.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Grist Published May 4, 2025

EartherEarth Science

El Paso Is Having Its Dustiest Year Since the Actual Dust Bowl

Drought, wind, and climate change are turning the Borderplex into a morass of airborne grit.

By Isaac Schultz Published May 4, 2025

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in Montana.

EartherConservation

Scientists Are Sounding the Alarm Over Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Forest Logging Order

The executive action weakens environmental review and public input in favor of industrial-scale tree cutting—despite science showing it won’t stop wildfires.

By Isaac Schultz Published April 30, 2025

SciencePhysics & Chemistry

Industrial Waste Is Turning Into Rock in Just Decades, Study Suggests

Researchers warn that current land management models don't account for accelerated, human-driven rock formation processes.

By Margherita Bassi Published April 29, 2025

EartherConservation

Trump Fast-Tracks Deep-Sea Mining, Endangering a Still-Unexplored Ocean World

Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, The Conversation Published April 28, 2025

EartherEarth Science

Tornadoes, Giant Hail, and Damaging Winds Set to Rip Through the Upper Midwest Today

A regional severe weather outbreak is on the table, with strong tornadoes and very large hail possible across parts of Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

By Isaac Schultz Published April 28, 2025