Planet Earth

An underwater volcanic eruption releases glowing lava and a massive cloud of smoke and ash into the deep ocean.

Volcano Beneath The Pacific Pulses Nonstop As The Clock Ticks Toward Eruption

A mile beneath the Pacific, a restless volcano is rattling more than 1,000 times a day. The seafloor is swelling. Instruments are humming.

Volcano Beneath The Pacific Pulses Nonstop As The Clock Ticks Toward Eruption

A mile beneath the Pacific, a restless volcano is rattling more than 1,000 times a day. The seafloor is swelling. Instruments are humming.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Jane Goodall with long white hair pulled back, wearing a teal shawl, standing in front of colorful flowers.

World Mourns Jane Goodall as Chimpanzee Researcher, Conservation Lionheart Dies at 91

Jane Goodall spent a lifetime teaching us how closely our lives intertwine with the wild—then, at 91, her speaking tour stopped and the world went still. Tributes pour in from...

World Mourns Jane Goodall as Chimpanzee Researcher, Conservation Lionheart Dies at 91

Jane Goodall spent a lifetime teaching us how closely our lives intertwine with the wild—then, at 91, her speaking tour stopped and the world went still. Tributes pour in from...

A rhesus macaque with large, expressive eyes stares out from behind cage bars.

White House Cuts Put The Lives Of Lab Monkeys On The Line

Agencies say they’re phasing out animal testing—but fresh money still backs new primate studies, and thousands of rhesus monkeys on “Monkey Island” remain in the pipeline.

White House Cuts Put The Lives Of Lab Monkeys On The Line

Agencies say they’re phasing out animal testing—but fresh money still backs new primate studies, and thousands of rhesus monkeys on “Monkey Island” remain in the pipeline.

Two orcas swim side by side near the ocean’s surface, their black-and-white markings vivid against the choppy water.

Mexico Ends Dolphin and Whale Exploitation With Landmark Ban

Mexico has made history by outlawing the use of dolphins, whales, sea lions, and other marine mammals in entertainment. This sweeping reform bans dolphinariums, ends captive breeding, and requires relocation...

Mexico Ends Dolphin and Whale Exploitation With Landmark Ban

Mexico has made history by outlawing the use of dolphins, whales, sea lions, and other marine mammals in entertainment. This sweeping reform bans dolphinariums, ends captive breeding, and requires relocation...

Brilliant neon blue swirls of bioluminescence spread across the ocean surface at twilight, resembling glowing fire underwater.

Massive Glowing Ocean Creature Lights Up Australian Coast, Observable From Space

NASA satellites recently captured a shocking turquoise glow stretching across Australia’s southern coast — so vast it was visible from space. At first glance it looked like a single giant...

Massive Glowing Ocean Creature Lights Up Australian Coast, Observable From Space

NASA satellites recently captured a shocking turquoise glow stretching across Australia’s southern coast — so vast it was visible from space. At first glance it looked like a single giant...

A small group of dolphins swimming in open water at sunset, their fins just above the surface with soft pink and purple clouds on the horizon.

Tiny Dolphins Risk Their Lives in Death Defying Dives

Beneath New Zealand’s waves, the world’s smallest dolphins perform stunts that seem more like circus tricks than survival. Hector’s dolphins barrel roll, flip upside down, and dive nearly 400 feet—astonishing...

Tiny Dolphins Risk Their Lives in Death Defying Dives

Beneath New Zealand’s waves, the world’s smallest dolphins perform stunts that seem more like circus tricks than survival. Hector’s dolphins barrel roll, flip upside down, and dive nearly 400 feet—astonishing...

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