New findings from a massive volcanic eruption revealed a surprising chemical process that could help tackle climate change.

Every 11 years, the Sun flips its magnetic poles, driving a cycle of sunspot eruptions, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections that can knock out power grids and fry satellites. For decades, ...

Kaplan, owner of the world’s largest private collection of Rembrandts, is redeploying wealth that could have stayed locked up ...

Beneath hundreds of meters of Antarctic ice, in a place no human has ever visited, warm ocean water is quietly eating away at ...

Sauk Centre inspired Sinclair Lewis to write “Main Street,” though today’s version is far friendlier than the book portrayed. This community proves that small-town Minnesota offers plenty of appeal ...

For Sutton, one of the greatest benefits of paddling is doing it at her leisure. Another benefit is the opportunity it gives her to enjoy Minnesota lakes and see the sights and sounds she might not ...

From Point Reyes to Mount Diablo, California's scenic destinations are often hours apart. San Francisco artist Claire Lau ...

Katharine Hayhoe, one of the world’s best-known climate researchers, and Andrea Hinwood, UNEP’s Chief Scientist, offer their ...

Scientists studied ancient fungal spores and discovered Earth may already have been under stress before the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.

New research suggests Earth’s climate can swing wildly on surprisingly short timescales — even during hot, ice-free ...

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new ...