A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.Read More

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.Read More

At a conference in Boston, the nation’s scientists commiserated and strategized as funding cuts and federal layoffs throw their Read More

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that Read More

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which typically Read More

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, an M.I.T. spinoff, aims to generate carbon-free electricity in an industrial park near Richmond in Read More

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for the Read More

Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting Read More

The region is no stranger to storms like those that caused this week’s deluges. But global warming helps them Read More

In recent decades, fast-growing blazes were responsible for an outsize share of fire-related devastation, scientists found using satellite data.Read More