Tornadoes are wreaking havoc — and not just in 'Tornado Alley'

Twisters can happen any time, anywhere, and the Southeast has a 'Dixie Alley' all its own.

Chocolate tube slime is more hairy than slimy

Stemonitis fusca, or chocolate tube slime, doesn't start off look looking like chocolate at all.

Homesick and strapped for cash, Hurricane Maria survivors grapple with life in Miami

Nine months after the hurricane, Florida’s biggest city is struggling to aid Puerto Ricans.

The planet wants you to stop eating so much meat and dairy

The largest-ever analysis of farming’s environmental impact confirms what we already knew.

Extinct-in-the-wild bird hatches at Smithsonian

This Guam kingfisher chick is one of the rarest birds in the world.

Hurricane season starts today, and Trump still hasn’t learned from his deadliest blunder — Hurricane Maria

The September 2017 storm is likely the deadliest disaster in modern U.S. history.

What to see in the night sky in June

Get ready to spend the month of June staring up at the night sky to see…

Move to Vermont, make up to $10,000

Vermont will pay some lucky new residents up to $10,000 to move there and work remotely.

25 surreal images and videos of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano eruption

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted in early May, sending plumes of ash and smoke into the sky…

9 astonishing benefits of walking

Regular exercise is a known indicator of good health, but did you know that just a…