Earth
Wiping out a population of animals might help the species
Mass deaths might not be all bad, because local die-offs could help to ensure the survival of the species as a whole
News
Earth
Wildfires’ ‘killer haze’ tracked with Twitter as it spreads
News
Earth
Rising seas could double the number of severe coastal floods
News
Humans
Ready for anything: The best strategies to survive a disaster
Features
Earth
Neglect and drug trade led to Colombian landslide disaster
News
Earth
It just got harder to deny climate change drives extreme weather
News
Technology
Flawed hunt for flight MH370 shows need for new tracking system
News
Physics
Incredible physics behind the deadly 1919 Boston Molasses Flood
News
Earth
Two million urged to evacuate as hurricane Matthew approaches US
News
Earth
Italy to test earthquake predictor to reduce deaths and damage
A national earthquake forecasting system combined with data on building vulnerability may help communicate risk of shocks happening – but uncertainties remain
News
Space
Incoming asteroids could crumble harmlessly before they hit us
News
Technology
I used robots to help save drowning refugees off the Greek coast
Opinion
Earth
Why even catastrophic events can’t change attitudes to climate
Culture
Resilience means bouncing forward not back
Opinion