Environment

Researchers may have elucidated the long-mysterious chain of events that gives us bolts from the heavens

Weather is what humans experience over our short lives. Climate is a matter for the gods.

Coral decimating crown-of-thorns starfish are increasingly descending on reefs in the Pacific—so divers are fighting back

The story of an Ecuadorean forest that fought annihilation and won

Even small increases in heat can make teamwork harder—especially when groups are mixed.

To explore the deep sea is to understand the human story and the nature of knowledge

Ocean swells are critical to the cycle of life

Lisa Gardiner on the 3 greatest revelations she had while writing Reefs of Time

A surprising reversal at sea brings a big change

Smoke and dust from fires could block the sun, but that’s not necessarily a good thing

Five redemptive days at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France

Lucas Gutierrez wants to turn plant frequencies into a language humans can understand