Earth Matters

November 2, 2009, 11:58 a.m. by Samantha Johnson

Video: Rachel Maddow reports on the purchase and evacuation of a Kansas town deemed too polluted to inhabit.

November 2, 2009, 11:26 a.m. by Michael d'Estries

New study proves visual system is key for birds using Earth's magnetic field to navigate.

November 2, 2009, 10:49 a.m.

As world leaders negotiate a global treaty on climate change, here's a refresher on how we got into this mess, and how we're trying to dig out of it.

November 2, 2009, 12:18 a.m. by Katherine Butler

But are we willing to live without blue skies?

October 31, 2009, 9:42 a.m.

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Oct. 25-31.

October 30, 2009, 4:10 p.m. by Jessica Knoblauch

Oil company provided tapes made by a drug trafficker in case against Ecuadorean peasants.

October 30, 2009, 3:55 p.m. by Katherine Butler

New report calls for less damage in the development of biofuels.

October 30, 2009, 2:14 p.m. by Katherine Butler

Scientists hope animal experiments will better explain how space radiation affects humans.

October 29, 2009, 5:13 p.m. by Bryan Nelson

Wherever people gather en masse, so does their trash. Even large-scale events with good environmental intentions can result in a heap of rubbish. To serve as a reminder to tread lightly, here are 10 of the world's dirtiest events.

October 29, 2009, 1:39 p.m. by Katherine Butler

The Natural Resources Defense Council adds some green to Philly red and Yankee blue.

October 29, 2009, 9:48 a.m.

Autumn storm leaves parts of state buried under 2 feet of snow.

October 28, 2009, 6:57 p.m. by EB Solomont

Researchers in Myanmar unearth an oddball insect with a horn and five eyes, characteristics that were an advantage 100 million years ago.