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Volcanic eruption in far south Atlantic

If it weren't for satellites, the eruption on Bristol island might have gone unnoticed. Instead, here are pics.

May 12, 2016

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires in clouds

Wildfires are currently burning across a large expanse of Canada. This image from the Aqua satellite shows wildfire smoke trapped in the clouds.

Deborah Byrd

May 10, 2016

Baby dino was self-reliant mini-me

But, in the case of the fossil bones examined in this new study, the baby dinosaur lived only weeks, apparently dying of starvation.

Shireen Gonzaga

May 10, 2016

Earthquake swarms at Mount St. Helens

Earthquake rates have been steadily increasing since March at the Pacific Northwest volcano Mount St. Helens. The cause is probably new magma, rising upward.

Deborah Byrd

May 7, 2016

Study: Widespread loss of ocean oxygen by 2030s

These scientists said that, as our warming climate saps the ocean of oxygen, marine life like fish, crabs, squid, and sea stars could be left struggling to breathe.

Eleanor Imster

May 6, 2016

Earth might be home to a trillion species

Largest-ever analysis of microbial data concludes that 99.999 percent of species remain undiscovered.

Eleanor Imster

May 3, 2016

Inhospitable Danakil Depression hosts extreme life

It's below sea level, with near-boiling water bubbling up from underground, high salt concentrations and toxic vapor. Yet life survives here.

Eleanor Imster

May 2, 2016

Did human limbs evolve from shark gills?

The Sonic Hedgehog gene drives embryonic development of mammal limbs and shark gills. Could our limbs have evolved from gills?

Shireen Gonzaga

April 30, 2016

Did Earth’s magnetic field collapse for 2 hours on April 23?

No, Earth's magnetic field did not collapse for 2 hours on April 23. The erroneous story, which is still spreading, originated with a glitch in a computer simulation.

Deborah Byrd

April 28, 2016