2023 is officially the hottest year ever recorded, scientists say
After record-breaking temperatures in November, the E.U.'s Copernicus Climate Change Service determined 2023 will officially be the hottest year humanity has experienced.
Rare gigantic rat caught on camera for first time
Researchers were able to attract "one of the world's rarest rodents" in their endangered habitat using glass oil lamps filled with sesame oil.
Used tires could help expand market for electric vehicle batteries
As demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, one startup company in Chile is looking to recycle old tires to help make them more sustainable.
World's richest 1% emit as much carbon as 5 billion people, report says
A new report found that a "polluter elite" is responsible for producing as much carbon emissions as 5 billion people.
Source of 1.1 million gallons of oil spilled into Gulf of Mexico remains mystery
Officials have yet to find the source of the oil spill, which has left chunky globules and long slicks near a 67-mile-long pipeline system off the coast of Louisiana.
These squirrels are latest species to become endangered in Washington state
There are just three western gray squirrel populations left in Washington state as more frequent and intense wildfires continue to decimate their habitats, officials said.
Potential volcanic eruption leaves Iceland town in limbo
The Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik has been evacuated as earthquakes are breaking open streets and "completely damaged" some homes: "There is no one living here. From 3,800 to zero."
Rare, deadly "zombie" deer disease found in Yellowstone, officials say
This marks the first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in Yellowstone National Park, officials said.
Can playing thrash metal ward off killer whale boat attacks?
As killer whales continue to confront vessels, sailors are looking at using sand, fireworks and even Spotify playlists of heavy metal to help deter them.
Key takeaways from Biden's Fifth National Climate Assessment
Every region in the U.S. is experiencing increasingly harmful effects of climate change, a new report says — but it also outlines a path forward.
Iceland experiences another 800 earthquakes overnight
One meteorological office official said he's concerned that a "Hawaiian-style, lava-producing volcanic eruption" could occur in the coming days.
Video captures long-lost species named after David Attenborough
Researchers captured footage of the "bizarre" animal on the last day and with their final memory card after a month of battling "blood-sucking leeches, malaria, earthquakes" and more in Indonesia.
Kentucky under state of emergency as dozens of wildfires rage
Firefighters are battling more than 30 active fires across Kentucky as officials warn the ongoing drought "has made controlling wildfires more difficult."
Ukrainian mom in Gaza: "I don't want to go from one war to another"
"I don't want to go from one war to another," Tatyana Tapalova said. "...There are no words that can describe this fear."
Starfish may just be heads "crawling along the seafloor," study finds
"One could think of the body of a starfish ... as a disembodied head walking about the sea floor on its lips," researchers said.