A heartbreaking discovery in Sulawesi, Indonesia, where a sperm whale washed up with more than 1,000 pieces of plastic in its stomach. ...

A rain shower in Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil. (JC Patricio/Getty Images) At a Glance The wettest single day of the year accounts for 8.3 percent of the year's total precipitation.By the turn of the century, the number of days will drop to 11 as a result of climate change. Half the global annual precipitationfalls in just 12 days and that number will likely drop even further by the turn of the century, a new study says. Extreme weather...

A new federal report warns that disasters are worsening in the United States. ...