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Great Pacific Garbage Patch now 3 times size of France
In 2015, a mega-expedition - 30 vessels simultaneously - crossed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and collected 1.2 million plastic samples. They say the problem is getting worse.
March 27, 2018
A large swath of Texas is heaving and sinking
The oil-rich Permian Basin is having a resurgence in active drilling. Researchers report that, in one place, the ground has shifted 40 inches (about a meter) over the past two-and-a-half years.
March 27, 2018
Why orange snow in Europe?
You've seen the images from last week of Europe's orange snow? It might have baffled skiers, but meteorologists know ... it's really pretty common.
March 26, 2018
An unusual shot of anticrepuscular rays
It looks like ordinary crepuscular rays are coming from the reflected sunlight at the base of this mountain. But that's not what's happening in this rare photo.
March 21, 2018
How can you know what to believe?
It's not surprising that a new study linking extreme winter weather in the U.S. East with a warmer Arctic has drawn fire from global warming skeptics. Should you believe the study or the skeptics?
March 19, 2018
NOAA’s 2018 US spring weather outlook
NOAA's 3-month outlook predicts that U.S. will see moderate flooding, and warmer-than-normal temperatures.
March 19, 2018
How did turtles get their shells?
Where did turtles come from? And how did the they get their shells? The answers to these questions caused scientists to rethink the entire history of reptile evolution.
March 19, 2018
Calling all cloud-gazers! NASA needs your help
Take pictures of clouds to help scientists.
March 15, 2018
Mexico City earthquake was rare ‘bending’ quake
A new study on the 2017 quake that killed 300 in Mexico City finds that both its location and cause were unusual. But seismologists say it could happen again.
March 14, 2018
Colorado serenade
You'll enjoy this one. Gorgeous views of day and night skies over the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
March 13, 2018
