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Kilauea volcano still going strong
The ongoing event is now said to be one of Kilauea's most destructive eruptions in modern times.
June 9, 2018
Explore 20 years of Earth data
From NASA, 2 decades of planetary change. See detailed views of volcanoes fuming, hurricanes flooding, dams being built, wildfires sweeping across landscapes and more.
June 7, 2018
Sharks’ 6th sense tuned to attack
In recent studies, sharks had a simple reaction to a wide range of electric fields, suggesting their system is tuned for one thing: catching prey.
June 6, 2018
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts in fury
The death toll is up to 65, with hundreds injured, from Sunday's powerful eruption of Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala.
June 4, 2018
Small asteroid zipped through Earth’s atmosphere
The IAU confirmed that the asteroid originally designated ZLAF9B2 – now called 2018 LA – disintegrated at a height of 30 miles (50 km) over South Africa on June 2, 2018.
June 3, 2018
Wildfire smoke messing with orangutans’ eating and sleep
“They sounded raggedy, a little like humans who smoke a lot,” said a researcher who studies orangutans in the Indonesian forests.
June 3, 2018
2018 Atlantic hurricane season outlook
Atlantic hurricane season starts today. Experts are forecasting a 75% chance that the 2018 season will be near- or above-normal, thanks in part to a weak El Niño.
June 1, 2018
2017’s costliest hurricanes
Harvey, Irma and Maria - all 2017 hurricanes - are among the top 5 costliest Atlantic hurricanes since record-keeping began in 1851.
June 1, 2018
Today is Walt Whitman’s birthday
"Love the earth and sun and the animals ..." - Walt Whitman
May 31, 2018
Top 10 new species 2018
This year's list includes a towering tree and a tiny, single-celled protist, as well as a rare great ape and the fossil of an Australian marsupial lion.
May 29, 2018
