Humans Are On Track to Export Our Environmental Woes to Space

The cosmos is turning into the playground for entrepreneurs, so the outdated legal spacescape needs to…

Puerto Rico wasn’t ready for earthquakes — especially not after Hurricane Maria

Will the island where I grew up ever be prepared for the next natural disaster?

What indigenous leaders from Brazil thought of Jair Bolsonaro’s U.N. address

“Everything he talked about at the U.N. is a reflection of the policies that he's implementing…

Does Puerto Rico need an ‘energy insurrection’ to transition to renewables?

After two devastating hurricanes, Puerto Ricans are ushering in a new age of renewables.

How did the fate of the planet fare at the third Democratic debate?

The candidates didn't avoid the subject, but they didn't have much time.

5 ways we need to adapt to climate change — or pay the price

A new report argues that big investments in adaptation measures will not only avert environmental catastrophe…

NOAA picked Trump over science. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

Scientists within the agency say its independence is a matter of life and death.

Why Hurricane Dorian is so unpredictable

Scientists explain why Hurricane Dorian has been -- quite literally -- all over the map.

‘Another hurricane?’ How climate disasters can give us compassion fatigue

Hurricane Dorian is barreling through Puerto Rico. Why aren’t more mainlanders concerned?

This group is teaching new sailors how to tackle plastic pollution

Greta Thunberg isn’t the only one setting sail to save the planet.