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More barrier islands on Earth than previously thought
A new survey of barrier islands has identified 657 more islands that had gone undetected in a similar study 10 years ago.
May 1, 2011
Earth as seen from space 500 million years ago
An animation from the Planetary Habitability Laboratory shows Earth during the Cambrian Period, when land masses clustered in the southern hemisphere.
May 1, 2011
Green flash from moon captured by photographer
ESO astrophotographer captures elusive green flash as moon sets over Chile's Atacama Desert.
May 1, 2011
Tornado outbreak in southern U.S. was deadliest day ever
With more than 300 dead and the death toll still rising, April 27, 2011 ranks as one of the nation's deadliest tornado days.
April 29, 2011
Andromeda Galaxy video in many colors
Rainbow colors from Andromeda Galaxy, our neighboring galaxy - some invisible to the eye, but visible to ESA telescopes - reveal the life cycle of stars.
April 29, 2011
Oil exploration and development in the Arctic
Robert Blaauw of Shell International participated in the Commission on Arctic Climate Change, which issued a report on oil exploration in spring 2011.
April 28, 2011
Exploding star helps reveal secret of supernova origins
A study of x-rays emanating from the remnant of a 1572 supernova provides strong evidence that a companion triggered the exploding star.
April 27, 2011
Gallup survey: In U.S., 53% worry about having enough money in retirement
Gallup survey shows those closest to retirement worry less about having enough than workers in 30-49 age group. Most project retirement age at 66.
April 27, 2011
Rhinos in Nepal boosted by world-wide support
A focused effort by many groups helps the greater one-horned rhinoceros resulting in an increase in number of the greater one-horned rhinos in Nepal.
April 27, 2011
Chernobyl photographer finds beauty amid devastation
Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident of April 26, 1986, the dead zone is open to visitors, and an artist's photographs invite a closer look.
April 26, 2011
