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Hear the birth of an iceberg
Different types of ice loss from glaciers produce distinct rumbles, snaps and splashes as icebergs are born. Have a listen!
January 29, 2015
View from space: India by night and by day
Two photos taken by ISS astronauts - one at night and the other in daylight - show the peninsula of southern India.
January 28, 2015
Powerful Nor’easter pounds US Northeast
Widespread winter storm conditions in northeastern U.S. New York not affected as strongly as expected, but strong effects farther north in Boston. Both cities come to a standstill.
January 27, 2015
Little auks adapt to warming Arctic
This little bird, that looks kind of like a flying penguin, has got scientists rethinking how polar ecosystems are changing in our warming world.
January 23, 2015
Video: How the smell of rain happens
When a raindrop hits a surface, tiny air bubbles burst from the drop in a fizz of aerosols. Watch the high-speed video.
January 20, 2015
Electrifying view inside a cyclone from ISS
If you love extreme weather, outer space and photography, you'll love this image of lightning inside Cyclone Bansi in the Indian Ocean, taken from ISS.
January 18, 2015
2014 warmest year on record
NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency all report 2014 as Earth's warmest year since modern-day record-keeping began in 1880.
January 17, 2015
Arctic continues to warm at twice global rate
NOAA’s 2014 Arctic Report Card shows that amplified warming in the Arctic is leading to changes across the land and sea.
January 17, 2015
See comparative sizes of ocean giants
This image shows the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants. Check out the little human swimmer in each row!
January 15, 2015
Success! Two men complete historic climb at Yosemite’s El Capitan
Two Americans have become the first to free-climb Yosemite National Park’s Dawn Wall, which has been called the hardest rock climb in the world.
January 15, 2015
