Earth & Conservation

New research suggests that if the current rate of deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could transform into a savannah within 15 years.

The Amazon Rainforest Could Become a Savannah Within 15 Years, Here’s How

New research suggests that if the current rate of deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could transform into a savannah within 15 years

Sharks use electricity to sense prey — here’s how.

This Superpower Makes Sharks Amazing Predators

Sharks use electricity to sense prey — here’s how

Earth's Climate

<p>Learn about new efforts to study and help Earth's changing climate.</p>


Earth Sciences: Climate Change

Elements is more than just a science show.

No, the Amazon Rainforest Doesn’t Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here’s Why

Space & Innovation

Amazon Delivers Seattle’s Latest Urban Botanical Park

Sculptor Turns Cardboard Into Amazing Art

Astronauts in Space

<p>Join these astronauts in space to learn what life is like in zero gravity.</p>


Seeker Kids: Life in Space

How Do Astronauts Sleep In Space?

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Archaeology

Up to a million people may have lived in a part of the southern Amazon basin in the centuries before European colonization, building a network of villages surrounded by elaborate earthworks, archaeologists have found.

Lost Villages of the Amazon May Have Housed Up to 1 Million Before Colonization

Climate

The recent Pacific Ocean hot streak known as El Niño led to a surge in carbon dioxide emissions from natural sources across the tropics, contributing to record global temperatures before fading.

NASA Reports Recent Surge in CO2 Emissions From Natural Sources

Conservation

When most of the world talks about the riches of the Amazon they mean the unique rainforest and so-called lungs of the planet.

Brazilian President Greenlights Mining in Amazon National Reserve

Building the 428 hydroelectric dams proposed for Brazil's Amazon basin — three times the existing number — would devastate the environment and could even disrupt regional weather, an international team of researchers warned on Wednesday.

New Hydroelectric Dams in Brazilian Amazon Would Be Disastrous, Says Study

Health

Take a closer look at the medical news and discoveries impacting our health and wellbeing.

Health News, Headlines and Videos

In the 41 years since Ebola’s discovery, the various ebolaviruses that cause the hemorrhagic fever have sparked more than 24 outbreaks and killed thousands of people.

Ebola Survivor's Antibodies May Yield a Cure for All Known Species of the Virus

Human rights advocates have long pushed for giving indigenous forest communities legal rights over the lands they inhabit.

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The Amazon Rainforest Could Become a Savannah Within 15 Years, Here’s How

New research suggests that if the current rate of deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could transform into a savannah within 15 years.

This Superpower Makes Sharks Amazing Predators

Sharks use electricity to sense prey — here’s how.

No, the Amazon Rainforest Doesn’t Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here’s Why

Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon forest doesn’t provide Earth with 20% of its oxygen supply. So how exactly do the fires currently destroying Earth's largest remaining rainforest affect us?

Amazon Delivers Seattle’s Latest Urban Botanical Park

Amazon’s botanical park transforms cubicle life into something beautiful.

Sculptor Turns Cardboard Into Amazing Art

This sculptor uses cardboard to create amazing works of art.

How Do Astronauts Sleep In Space?

Sleeping in zero gravity is as amazing as you’d expect. Here’s how astronauts do it. Via Canadian Space Agency.

Lost Villages of the Amazon May Have Housed Up to 1 Million Before Colonization

Newly discovered sites shed new light on what was thought to be a sparsely populated area of the world’s largest river system.

NASA Reports Recent Surge in CO2 Emissions From Natural Sources

Forest fires in Indonesia, a hotter Africa, and a warmer, drier Amazon contributed to three consecutive years of record-setting global temperatures.

Brazilian President Greenlights Mining in Amazon National Reserve

President Michel Temer issued a decree Wednesday eliminating protections in the northern Para and Amapa states, which will allow private companies to tap gold, manganese, iron, and copper deposits.

New Hydroelectric Dams in Brazilian Amazon Would Be Disastrous, Says Study

Scientists unveiled a Dam Environmental Vulnerability Index in the journal <em>Nature</em> to score the impact of 428 future dams across a broad range of criteria.

Ebola Survivor's Antibodies May Yield a Cure for All Known Species of the Virus

Each species of ebolavirus has its own characteristics, but these two antibodies have an amazing potential to thwart any of them from causing an infection.

Indigenous Groups Could Be the Key to Combating Global Deforestation

A first-of-its-kind study shows that once indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon were granted titles to the land on which they lived, the amount of forest loss declined.

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The Amazon Rainforest Could Become a Savannah Within 15 Years, Here’s How

New research suggests that if the current rate of deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could transform into a savannah within 15 years.

This Superpower Makes Sharks Amazing Predators

Sharks use electricity to sense prey — here’s how.

No, the Amazon Rainforest Doesn’t Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here’s Why

Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon forest doesn’t provide Earth with 20% of its oxygen supply. So how exactly do the fires currently destroying Earth's largest remaining rainforest affect us?

Amazon Delivers Seattle’s Latest Urban Botanical Park

Amazon’s botanical park transforms cubicle life into something beautiful.

Sculptor Turns Cardboard Into Amazing Art

This sculptor uses cardboard to create amazing works of art.

How Do Astronauts Sleep In Space?

Sleeping in zero gravity is as amazing as you’d expect. Here’s how astronauts do it. Via Canadian Space Agency.

Lost Villages of the Amazon May Have Housed Up to 1 Million Before Colonization

Newly discovered sites shed new light on what was thought to be a sparsely populated area of the world’s largest river system.

NASA Reports Recent Surge in CO2 Emissions From Natural Sources

Forest fires in Indonesia, a hotter Africa, and a warmer, drier Amazon contributed to three consecutive years of record-setting global temperatures.

Brazilian President Greenlights Mining in Amazon National Reserve

President Michel Temer issued a decree Wednesday eliminating protections in the northern Para and Amapa states, which will allow private companies to tap gold, manganese, iron, and copper deposits.

New Hydroelectric Dams in Brazilian Amazon Would Be Disastrous, Says Study

Scientists unveiled a Dam Environmental Vulnerability Index in the journal <em>Nature</em> to score the impact of 428 future dams across a broad range of criteria.

Ebola Survivor's Antibodies May Yield a Cure for All Known Species of the Virus

Each species of ebolavirus has its own characteristics, but these two antibodies have an amazing potential to thwart any of them from causing an infection.

Indigenous Groups Could Be the Key to Combating Global Deforestation

A first-of-its-kind study shows that once indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon were granted titles to the land on which they lived, the amount of forest loss declined.