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February 2016 soars past previous warmth record
February 2016 was the warmest February in 136 years of modern temperature records. Last month deviated more from normal than any month on record.
March 22, 2016
Zika virus may affect 50 U.S. cities
Weather, travel, and poverty may facilitate summertime outbreaks of Zika virus in many U.S. cities in summer, 2016, a new study shows.
March 21, 2016
Chameleon in amber is world’s oldest
About 100 million years ago, a baby chameleon crawled into some sticky resin. Over time, the resin fossilized into amber, leaving the lizard remarkably preserved.
March 15, 2016
Hummingbirds’ extraordinary migratory marathons
With fat deposits that almost double their weight, the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird can fly non-stop for more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) during migration.
March 15, 2016
Octopus Casper could be new species
Scientists found the creature in the deep sea, in the Hawaiian Archipelago. They nicknamed it Casper because of its ghostly appearance, caused by a lack of pigment.
March 14, 2016
Lunar shadow moves across Earth
This is way cool. Watch the moon's shadow move across Earth during the March 9 total solar eclipse. A first ever animation from deep space.
March 11, 2016
Scientists reconstruct supervolcanic eruption
Scientists estimate that slow, dense pyroclastic flows blanketed the southwestern U.S. after the enormous eruption at Silver Creek 18.8 million years ago.
March 10, 2016
Amazing lightning time-lapse from Zimbabwe
Video of 20 spectacular cloud-to-ground lightning strikes that took place on a single afternoon in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
March 10, 2016
Dodos weren’t so dumb after all
New research suggests that dodo birds might have been quite intelligent.
March 9, 2016
Total solar eclipses in the USA
If you miss the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 - first such eclipse in contiguous U.S. since 1979 - you'll have to wait until 2024 to see the next one.
March 7, 2016
