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Arctic report card 2017
The report shows the warming trend that's transforming the Arctic region is persisting. The Arctic shows no sign of returning to reliably frozen region of recent past decades, say scientists.
December 12, 2017
Exposed to wildfire smoke? 5 questions answered
The intense wildfires in southern California are triggering air quality alerts. What do health experts know about how inhaling smoke affects human health?
December 12, 2017
Darth Vader horseshoe crab
A 245-million-year-old fossil horseshoe crab, recently discovered in Idaho, has been named Vaderlimulus after Star Wars' Darth Vader. It's easy to see why.
December 12, 2017
California in flames
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the 2017 California wildfire season is the worst on record.
December 9, 2017
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count starts December 14
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running citizen science projects in existence. Here's how to participate.
December 8, 2017
Asperitas clouds over Tenerife
Meet Earth's newest named cloud, the asperitas cloud, 1st new addition to the International Cloud Atlas in over half a century.
December 8, 2017
Turning hurricanes into music
A meteorologist and a music technologist are turning data from tropical storms into musical graphs. Can listening to storms help us understand them better?
December 7, 2017
The largest land organism is … a fungus
Maybe you thought it was the giant sequoia or the African elephant. Not even close. The biggest honey fungus identified in North America measures 3.4 miles across!.
December 6, 2017
Yetis? Nope. DNA study says bears
A new DNA study of purported Yeti samples from museums and private collections is providing insight into the origins of this Himalayan legend.
December 4, 2017
What would Earth be like with no moon?
Earth without its moon would be a very different world indeed. No eclipses. Smaller tides. But the biggest change would be in the length of Earth's day.
December 3, 2017
