Forests can't be left alone to take care of themselves, says Sally Collins of the U.S. Forest Service.

America is losing 6,000 acres of open land - much of it forests - to development each day, says Sally Collins of the U.S. Forest Service.

NASA's Bruce Wielicki talks about how clouds affect the energy Earth receives, keeps, and emits back to space - what scientists call Earth's energy balance - in this 8-minute EarthSky podcast

Hurricanes may start to interact at even a thousand kilometers apart.

Oceanographer Josh Willis talks about the role oceans play in Earth’s energy balance in this 8-minute *Clear Voices for Science* podcast.

John Barry leads one of Shell's efforts to manage carbon dioxide emissions. He spoke to EarthSky about carbon capture and storage technology.

Red skies and volcanoes from early Roman stories to today. Learn about unusual conditions that can create beautiful views in our skies at sunrise and sunset.

Jeff Polovina of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service explains how areas of ocean with little life are growing. Read more in Ocean's deserts...

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, who didn't have time to evacuate to higher ground. Now scientists are developing a technology that they say can predict a tsunami before a tsunami even starts.

Now, as never before, the systems that safeguard and give us life are in trouble. And that means we're in trouble. Deep sea explorer Sylvia Earle says that the natural world is showing signs of wear and tear - desperate signs in many cases.