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Video: How can sea ice be melting at one pole and increasing at the other?
If global warming is real, shouldn’t sea ice be declining at both of Earth’s poles? Here's an explanation of what's happening - in under two minutes.
October 9, 2014
6.8-magnitude earthquake in South Pacific
Powerful earthquake in the S. Pacific last night. No Pacific-wide tsunami warning, and only a small tsunami wave at Easter Island. No injuries or damages.
October 9, 2014
Video: Gulf of Mexico jellyfish swarms
Jellyfish swarms in the Gulf of Mexico can be 100 miles (160 km) long. At their thickest, there can be more jellyfish than there is water.
October 8, 2014
Diverse microbes found deep beneath Antarctic ice sheet
Nearly 4,000 species of microorganisms were found in the cold, dark waters of Lake Whillans, which sits about half a mile below Antarctica’s ice sheet.
October 8, 2014
Large section of Aral Sea completely dried up for first time in modern history
The Aral Sea - once the fourth largest inland sea in the world - has been shrinking markedly since the 1960s. Now its eastern basin has completely dried.
October 3, 2014
35,000 walrus come ashore in Alaska
Pacific walrus that can't find sea ice for resting in Arctic waters are coming ashore in record numbers on a beach in northwest Alaska.
October 2, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Fishing cats
Boldly going where few cats have gone before: into the water.
October 1, 2014
2014 State of the Birds report: Mixed marks for U.S. birds
While some wetland birds in the U.S. appear to be doing well because of conservation programs, other birds are experiencing steep declines in population numbers.
October 1, 2014
California drought linked to climate change, say scientists
Stanford researchers report that the drought now crippling California is likely linked to human-caused climate change. Other researchers disagree.
September 30, 2014
World population unlikely to stabilize in this century
Experts used “scenarios” to suggest global human population will stabilize around 9 billion by about 2050. A new statistical analysis tells a different story.
September 29, 2014
