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Can El Niño end California drought?
El Niño is expected to bring heavy rains to drought-stricken California. That prospect raises the question: what would it take for the drought to be over?
September 2, 2015
Bats also face chemical threats
Cave-dwelling bats are fighting an epic battle against the fungal disease white-nose syndrome. Now, they may be facing another foe — chemical contaminants.
September 1, 2015
Linked: Amazon wildfires, Atlantic hurricanes
Years of data on storms and sea surface temps show a correlation between a warm North Atlantic Ocean - more destructive hurricanes - and a fire-prone Amazon.
August 31, 2015
Record-breaking three Category 4 hurricanes in Pacific
First recorded occurrence of three Category 4 hurricanes in central and eastern Pacific basins at once. Hurricane Center in Honolulu issuing advisories on all three.
August 30, 2015
Skydiving spider discovered in South America
Biologists have discovered a nocturnal hunting spider that can steer while falling. Watch it glide!
August 28, 2015
Got a minute? Climate change/sea level rise
How is climate change connected to sea level rise? One-minute video explains.
August 28, 2015
Did glaciers lure wolves back to California?
More than 90 years after California's last wolf was killed, a pack has been observed near Mt. Shasta. Are the mountain's glaciers a reason the wolves chose this location?
August 28, 2015
Rediscovering a rare South Pacific nautilus
In July, scientists spotted a rare South Pacific nautilus - considered to be one of the rarest animals on Earth - for the first time in three decades.
August 25, 2015
No end in sight for western US wildfires
Satellite images capture the ongoing onslaught of wildfires in the U.S. West.
August 25, 2015
Captures of elusive red sprites from ISS
Why are sprites elusive? It doesn’t help that they flash on millisecond timescales. Also, they're above thunderstorms, usually blocked from view on the ground.
August 24, 2015
