Warm ocean currents are slowing down

Satellite data and ocean sensors show a definite slowdown since 2004 in ocean currents that warm eastern North America and western Europe.

Wildfires in US West doubled in 30 years

A warmer climate has helped send thousands of square miles up in flames, says a new study, which links climate change with the wildfire increase.

Our future doesn’t have to be dismal

Scientists analyzed sustainability projects around the world and identified overarching trends that can potentially help create a more sustainable future.

Lifeform of the week: Owls

In fact and in fiction, owls have always turned heads.

New earthquake fault found in California

Scientists have discovered a new fault in the earthquake-prone region of Southern California that includes the greater Los Angeles area.

Snake eats lizard eats beetle

Scientists have discovered a 48-million-year-old fossil food chain in Germany. It's a snake with a lizard in its stomach, which in turn had eaten a beetle.

How to ask a horse what it wants

Do you want a blanket? Norwegian researchers recently described how they trained horses to use symbols to answer that question.

Microplastics found in deep-sea animals

Scientists were astonished to discover tiny bits of plastic inside the bodies of animals in the deep ocean.

Comet strike after dinosaur extinction?

An extraterrestrial impact likely caused the dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago. Did a comet strike 10 million years later cause a global warming?

Clues to ancient earthquakes in caves

Stalagmites on the floors of caves in southern Indiana contain evidence of past earthquakes, scientists say.