Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. In a warming ...

A "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña ...

Paul R. Ehrlich will be remembered as a scientist whose books about population and threats to the environment shaped the idea of limited growth in the modern era.

The world's most important energy chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, has been effectively closed since 28 February 2026. Since then, tanker traffic has dropped to near zero, Brent crude has broken $100 ...

Discover the variety of meals enjoyed by a Scottish family over the course of a week. From January 30th to February 5th, this ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) conducts flight operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, ...

Scientists warned that an approaching El Niño could temporarily boost global temperatures past 1.5°C above pre-industrial ...

The snowpack is well below average in nearly all Western states, as higher-than-usual temperatures make for a warm, dry ...

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally ...

A science-fiction trope is the time traveler who visits the present day with a dire warning about the future only to be tragically ignored. It resonates because it's so believable. In fact, Earth had ...

By Paul Bisson THE bridge to France has finally been built. You’ve packed your family into the car for a week in Brittany and are about to set off when bad news hits; an early section of the bridge ...

Another gloomy start this morning but clearing out this afternoon. Several days in the 70s to end the week. Watch out for clouds, fog, and showers this morning. Skies will start to clear this ...