Latest North America Stories
This giant Gulf of Mexico reef is a conservation success story—here’s why it’s thriving
California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires
The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite
Two of the largest wildfires in California’s history are burning right now
California shut off power grids this week, but not because of clean energy
Escaped exotic animals are changing the Texas landscape
Five burning questions about tequila, answered
With the US-Canada border closed, wildlife tourism is hurting
Mexico City buried its river and lakes to prevent disease. But then COVID-19 happened.
The tragic legacy behind the famous ‘Into the Wild’ bus
Pro surfers hit artificial waves in the heat of the climate crisis
Traveling midwives fill crucial health care gaps in rural US states
The battle over Alaska’s Pebble Mine is about to get more dramatic
Inuit researchers are leading a scientific movement to understand life on the ice
Astronauts explain what it’s like to be ‘shot off the planet’
Inside a frozen tunnel hiding the galaxy’s biggest secrets
How to avoid cabin fever (from someone who lives in an actual cabin)
Migrants don’t carry more viruses than anyone else
Meet the health care workers and patients on the front lines of another national crisis
These newly discovered raptors were like feather-covered cheetahs
This Alaskan town is a crucial stop on the Iditarod—for its pie
What authorities have learned so far about the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida, and it’s completely fine
California needs to set more fires
California’s trees could shift as global warming forces birds to move out
This harpoon-throwing robot is designed to hunt destructive lionfish
Fire-proofing California’s homes is possible—but at what cost?
The California wildfire culprit no one’s talking about: invasive grasses
California is primed to burn—but humans aren’t exactly helping
A 500-year-dormant fault in California just shook our view of how earthquakes form
How microgrids could protect California from blackouts during fire season
2019 has been a record-breaking year for this rare, deadly virus
You can expect more blackouts as the country heats up
California’s massive power outages is a wake-up call for the whole country
19 evidence-based solutions to New York City’s subway disaster
Your favorite pristine beach is founded on mass invertebrate death
Florida is a preview of our climate change future
Tropical Storm Barry’s biggest threat is already on the ground
The shakiest earthquake myths debunked
Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle
Today’s exotic pets are tomorrow’s invasive pests
A red tide devastated Florida marine life for 16 months. Why?
Scientists are putting antibiotics into the ocean—on purpose. And it’s our only hope.
The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears
Inside the global fight over a 2,500-ton heap of garbage
Rats love climate change
The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana
New York City’s old buildings need serious upgrades to meet new emissions standards
Melting roads are just one downside of record-breaking Alaskan heat
Southern California’s mountain lions might soon go extinct
Here’s what a ‘very likely’ sequel to California’s 1862 megastorm would look like
Why California’s droughts and floods will only get worse
Dirt can make or break a rodeo
In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.
The air quality in San Francisco is so bad, being there for a day is like smoking 10 cigarettes
See how much of California has burned in the last five years
Visualizing California’s current fires, some of the deadliest and most destructive on record
The New York Times is using AI to help digitize millions of archival photographs
Wildfires can hurt you from miles away
California’s forest management isn’t the problem
MEGAPIXELS: NASA provides a powerful view of California’s deadly wildfires
California is set to go carbon-free by 2045
A year after Hurricane Harvey, flawed flood risk maps are setting Texans up for another disaster
How parched states like California fight wildfires