planet
We Have Two Record Hot Days For Every Record Cold Day, and It’s Getting Worse
A study published Monday demonstrates what global warming really means.
Dead Mars Lander Thought It Had Safely Landed Before It Crashed
Four minutes and 41 seconds into its descent sequence, the European/Russian-built lander apparently got disoriented.
How to Cope with a Terrifying Planet
We asked psychologists and a chaplain how to handle weeks of headlines dominated by shootings, political turmoil, and terrorist attacks.
Even Those Trying to Save the Ganges from Sewage Insist on Bathing in It
India's Ganges River is one of the most heavily polluted bodies of water on the planet. Yet a myth endures that bathing in it, or drinking it, is completely safe.
NASA Has Opened a Planetary Defense Office to Protect Earth from Cosmic Collisions
Following a meteor "super-fireball" blast in 2013 and last year's "Halloween Asteroid" scare, the space agency has established an operation that aims to detect, track, and intercept astral bodies that threaten to hit the planet.
Meet One of the Teens Suing the Federal Government Over Global Warming
"For someone my age, climate change is a reality. It's a reality that's already having an impact on my life."
The Exxon Valdez Spill Is Still Making Fish Suffer 26 Years Later
“In terms of impacts to shore-spawning fish, the oil spill likely had a much bigger footprint than anyone realized."
The Nations That Will Be Hardest Hit by Water Shortages by 2040
Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Spain, Greece, and Chile are all headed towards dangerous levels of water stress.
Michael Says 'No' to Drugs
In this new comic by Stephen Maurice Graham, instead of smoking pot at lunch with his peers, Michael chooses to escape the drudgery of office life by escaping into his imagination.
Could 'Catios,' a.k.a. 'Cat Patios,' Prevent Cats from Destroying the Planet?
It might sound like something out of "Portlandia," but advocates say these enclosures can prevent cats from killing birds en masse.
Tropical Premises
Somewhere above Micronesia, Smarti is supposed to be analyzing planetary data. Instead, she's writing haikus and starting to get paranoid.