Earth/Weather

Fish contribute to stream sediment movements.
Chris Gorski, Editor
The climate is a big topic in San Francisco this week at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Two companies discussed hosting science experiments outside of Earth.
Chris Gorski, Editor
German engineers hook a kite to a train and generate power.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
After a jet flipped over, officials decided they better do something.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
In environmental science, the law of unintended consequences cannot be denied.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Research demonstrates that wind power could generate all the world's electricity needs without large atmospheric effects.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
One year after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Louisa County, Virginia, the landscape of the news media is still shaking.
Inside Science Contributor
Shading and environmental controls may help save the population.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Timekeepers are adding a second to atomic clocks to keep them in synch with the Earth's slightly slowing rotations.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Bad genes from wild rice dominate new plants after cross-pollination.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Scientists hypothesize that iron may have played an essential role for life during Earth's childhood. 
Ben P. Stein, Contributor