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Walking sharks discovered in tropics
Researchers have discovered 4 new species of sharks that use their fins to walk, in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.
January 29, 2020
This Australian meteor crater is oldest known, says study
"We found the world's oldest asteroid strike in Western Australia. It might have triggered a global thaw."
January 28, 2020
Meet the narwhal, ‘unicorn of the sea’
This Arctic whale has the only spiral tooth found in nature. But there’s more to the narwhal than its unique tusk.
January 22, 2020
Study shows animal life thriving around Fukushima
Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, researchers have found that wildlife populations are abundant in areas now devoid of human life.
January 21, 2020
Bering Sea Elders discuss recent changes in the Arctic
For the first time, NOAA’s 2019 Arctic Report Card includes an indigenous perspective of the changes taking place in Arctic ecosystems.
January 19, 2020
Did phosphorus-rich lakes help kickstart life on Earth?
The building blocks of life as we know it require chemical reactions involving phosphorus. But phosphorus is scarce on Earth. Where did enough of it come from to fuel life's start? Carbonate-rich lakes, like Mono Lake in California, might hold a clue.
January 17, 2020
Could invisible aliens exist among us?
The Earth might be crawling with undiscovered alien creatures whose biochemistry is very different from life as we know it. An astrobiologist explains.
January 16, 2020
2019 was Earth’s 2nd-hottest year on record
According to independent analyses by both NASA and NOAA, Earth's global surface temperatures in 2019 ranked 2nd-warmest since 1880.
January 16, 2020
2010 to 2019 was the hottest decade on record
According to the UK's Met Office, each decade from the 1980s has been successively warmer than all the decades that came before. 2019 concludes the warmest ‘cardinal’ decade (those spanning years ending 0-9) in records that stretch back to the mid-19th century.
January 16, 2020
$1 billion weather/climate disasters: 14 for US in 2019
NOAA reports that 2019 was the 5th consecutive year in which the United States experienced 10 or more $1 billion weather and climate disasters, including fires, hurricanes and flooding.
January 14, 2020
