Seismic risk at the Fukushima nuclear plant increased after the magnitude 9 earthquake that hit Japan last March, scientists report.

New forecasts on rising sea levels suggest that New York will be a big loser, while some regions, including those closer to polar regions, will win big.

Scientists have calculated that the Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour.

According to new research, whitening clouds by spraying them with seawater could do more harm than good for climate change.

The Chicxulub crater in Mexico, the site of the asteroid strike that brought the dinosaurs to extinction 65 million years ago, is among the highlights of ocean drilling projects proposed for the next decade.