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North Pole gets a heat wave
Unseasonably, in recent days, the temperature at the North Pole has soared to the melting point of ice. That's about 30-35 degrees F (17-19 C) above normal.
May 10, 2018
Will Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano explode?
Volcano scientists issued a second Orange Alert on Wednesday. "At this time, we cannot say with certainty that explosive activity will occur, how large the explosions could be, or how long such explosive activity could continue."
May 9, 2018
Here’s why volcanoes are so dangerous
When mountains explode … lava flows and fountains … getting ready for the next eruption.
May 9, 2018
Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano
Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Here are images and video from its ongoing eruption in Hawaii.
May 9, 2018
Snowball Earth due to plate tectonics?
New research suggests that as great land plates began to shift and move on Earth's surface, our world became what geologists call a Snowball Earth.
May 9, 2018
It’s nesting season for sea turtles
Adult female sea turtles - on beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the Caribbean - are crawling out of the ocean and laying their eggs. Here's an update from a biologist who's been studying these turtles for 36 years.
May 7, 2018
Help NASA create the world’s largest landslide database
NASA researchers have launched a citizen science project requesting your reports on landslides you've seen, heard about in the news, or found in an online database. Photos welcome!
May 7, 2018
Ample warning for supervolcanos?
Yellowstone's supervolcano won't erupt anytime soon. Neither will other similar systems around the world. A new study says we'll see many warning signs before a supervolcano erupts.
May 3, 2018
See 15 years of change in the Arctic
Mesmerizing new video, made from 15 years of satellite data, shows the waxing and waning of Arctic ice and snow as the seasons change.
May 2, 2018
Cool video! When humans stalked a giant sloth
Fossil footprints track a prehistoric hunt.
April 29, 2018
