The essayists write that at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly conference this week, to be held in Nairobi, ...

Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have ...

Then, in 1957, the Soviet Union shocked everyone by launching Sputnik 1. This little metal sphere, beeping away as it circled ...

A colossal seaweed belt stretching across the Atlantic is exploding in size—and scientists have just uncovered a startling new piece of the puzzle. Fueled by unexpected forces, this massive bloom is ...

Did you know that Earth used to have continents that no longer exist today? Millions of years ago, there were massive landmasses that have since disappeared, either sinking beneath the ocean or ...

Narrated by frequent Burns collaborator Peter Coyote, “The American Revolution” starts well before that fateful July day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration ...

A new study reveals that Earth’s deep interior remains far more dynamic than once believed, continents can slowly shed their lower layers, sending ancient material drifting beneath the oceans where it ...

Continents aren’t as solid and stable as they seem. Deep below, parts of them are slowly peeling away and getting dragged under the ocean floor – and that’s stirring up volcanic activity in places no ...

Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. Scientists studying Earth's magnetic field have discovered that its electric heartbeat ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. by designing a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military while fast-tracking export ...