What happens when hurricanes collide?

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

Josh Willis on oceans and Earth’s energy balance

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

Carbon capture and storage with John Barry

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 create beauty

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.

Ocean’s deserts – biological dead zones – expanding

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...

New tsunami warning system may save lives

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.

Sylvia Earle speaks for the sea

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.

What fish is on your plate? Maybe not what you think

What fish is on your plate? Turns out that 25 percent of the time, it's not the fish you thought you had bought. Read more about this study here.

Do animals have emotions? Joy and sorrow

"Animals are just so there in the moment, perhaps their joy is richer than human joy and their grief is deeper than human grief." said Mark Bekoff, evolutionary biologist at University of Colorado. Bekoff talked to EarthSky about animal joy and animal sorrow.

Good news for gorillas and humpback whales

Recent weeks brought news that there are a lot more western lowland gorillas than we thought and that humpback whale populations are rebounding.