Every summer, it feels like the skies of the Pacific Northwest turn a little grayer, not from rain, but from smoke. Wildfires, once considered rare disasters, are now a near-annual...
Imagine a lake that’s been sealed off from the world for over 15 million years. No sunlight, no fresh air, no outside contact. Just ice, cold water, and… life? That’s...
If you’ve ever wondered when the Earth’s carbon problem really began, you’re not alone. It’s easy to assume that carbon levels in our atmosphere have gone up simply because “there’s...
It happens after nearly every rainy day: you step outside, and there they are—earthworms writhing on sidewalks, scattered across wet asphalt like lost wanderers. You might feel bad, puzzled, or...
Imagine standing on Earth a billion years ago. But don’t picture jagged peaks or towering ranges stretching into the clouds. Picture something else entirely: a vast, almost featureless landscape. Flat....
You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Deadly jellyfish invades tourist beach” or “Shark attack leaves swimmer injured.” It’s easy to think the ocean is packed with killing machines waiting just below...
If you’ve ever snorkeled in crystal-clear tropical waters and been awestruck by the explosion of color beneath the surface, you’ve seen one of Earth’s most fragile wonders: coral reefs. But...
At first, it seemed like a freak natural disaster—a chunk of glacier broke loose, sending a thundering cascade of ice and rock crashing down the mountainside, burying parts of the...
Let’s be honest for a second—dinosaurs are fascinating because they’re massive, mysterious, and majestic. But there’s one question that tends to get whispered in science classrooms and Googled late at...
Imagine flipping through a photo album of life on Earth—only to discover that entire chapters are missing. Not just missing, but… erased. That’s what scientists are uncovering as they dig...