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Hawaii governor says Thirty Meter Telescope has right to continue
$1.5-billion project halted last month, following demonstrations. Gov. David Ige said to continue, but that one-fourth of telescopes on Mauna Kea should be removed.
May 27, 2015
Heat wave kills 1,100 in India
A deadly heatwave has gripped India since April. The death toll has now risen to more than 1,100. Cooling monsoon rains are not expected for several more days.
May 27, 2015
Central U.S. inundated with heavy rain
A month ago, much of Texas and Oklahoma were in drought conditions. This past weekend, they had serious and deadly flooding.
May 25, 2015
Most dramatic music video ever
Recorded live by the doom metal band Hamferð during the March 20, 2015 total eclipse of the sun above the village of Kvívík in the Faroe Islands.
May 25, 2015
An octopus senses light with its skin
New research shows an octopus can change skin color in response to light, without input from the eye or brain.
May 25, 2015
Newly named dinosaur had a keen nose
It was a fierce predator, "not a dinosaur you'd want to mess with," said the scientist whose analysis of an ancient skull revealed a brand new species.
May 21, 2015
Video: Paddle boarders meet orcas
Imagine you're paddle-boarding, and an orca - killer whale - pops up on the ocean surface near you. Two amazing and beautiful videos, here.
May 21, 2015
Oldest stone tools found in Kenya
The tools, whose makers may or may not have been some sort of human ancestor, date back to 3.3 million years ago.
May 20, 2015
North Atlantic circulation slowing down already?
A predicted global warming effect is a slowdown in North Atlantic Ocean circulation. New research shows recent decreases that are unprecedented in the past 1,100 years.
May 20, 2015
Opah, the first truly warm-blooded fish
It circulates heated blood through its body as mammals and birds do. Its warm blood makes the opah a high-performance predator that swims faster, sees better.
May 20, 2015
