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Earthworm invaders alter northern forests

Native plant diversity in forests of northern North America is declining due to an invasion by earthworms introduced hundreds of years ago from Europe.

Shireen Gonzaga

September 13, 2016

Climate change’s role in Louisiana floods

After a rapid assessment, scientists have concluded that climate change increased chances of the August record rains in Louisiana by at least 40%.

Eleanor Imster

September 10, 2016

This is Europe’s oldest living tree

The scientists who discovered it in the highlands of northern Greece named it Adonis, for the Greek god of beauty and desire. It's more than 1,000 years old.

Eleanor Imster

September 9, 2016

Lifeform of the week: Skunks

Evolutionary biology can explain skunks' striking appearance, but only chemistry can get rid of the smell.

Alex Reshanov

September 9, 2016

A comeback for humpback whales

The international moratorium on whale-hunting is still in place, but - good news - some whales are coming off the U.S. endangered species list.

Deborah Byrd

September 8, 2016

3.7-billion-year-old fossils show early life

Earth's earliest lifeforms were single-celled microbes. The new fossil discovery places them on Earth even earlier than previously thought.

Shireen Gonzaga

September 6, 2016

Wow! Yellowstone geysers time-lapse

People go to Yellowstone to see boiling geysers erupt periodically with an awesome, yet very earthly, power. See them in this new video.

Eleanor Imster

September 4, 2016

Hidden reef behind Great Barrier Reef

It's vast, said the scientists who measured it, but hidden by the sea.

Eleanor Imster

September 3, 2016

Hurricane Hermine strikes Florida coast

National Weather Service in Tallahassee reported that Hermine made landfall east of St. Marks, near Tallahassee, early Friday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.

Deborah Byrd

September 2, 2016