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Does space weather threaten high-tech life?
The wired Earth of the 21st century is at the mercy of the volatile nature of the sun, says a scientist who studies solar storms.
April 4, 2018
Antarctic ice grounding lines are shifting
Europe's CryoSat satellite was used - over 7 years - to track 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of Antarctic coastline. It can be seen warm ocean water is eating away at Antarctica's floating margins.
April 4, 2018
Blackbirds in the city: Bad health, longer life
Blackbirds live longer in cities than in forests. But a new genetic analysis suggest that city birds have much poorer health than their rural cousins.
April 3, 2018
Watch a robot fish swim in the ocean
MIT computer scientists have developed SoFi - a soft, robot fish made of silicone rubber - that can swim alongside real fish in the ocean.
April 2, 2018
The amazing feathers of an outlandish bird
The super-black feathers of Birds of Paradise absorb almost every last bit of light that strikes them. This black is so dark your eyes can't focus on its surface.
April 1, 2018
Arctic winter sea ice extent 2nd lowest
Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent last week, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the 4 lowest maximum extents on record, say scientists
March 29, 2018
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
