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Asteroid impacts may have buried Earth’s earliest rocks
More than 4 billion years ago, giant asteroid impacts melted, mixed and buried the surface of Earth
July 31, 2014
More heat waves and cold snaps ahead
Climate extremes are here to stay, say researchers.
July 31, 2014
Deep-sea octopus guards her eggs for nearly 4.5 years
This Octomom was observed to set a new record - 53 months - for the longest brooding period of any known animal.
July 31, 2014
Scientists discover vast methane plumes escaping from Arctic seafloor
Scientists aboard the icebreaker Oden observe a methane mega flare.
July 30, 2014
We’re in the early days of Earth’s sixth great extinction, say biologists
Since 1500, more than 320 land animals have gone extinct. Populations of the remaining species show a 25 percent average decline.
July 29, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Hairy pink squat lobster
It's always a good hair day for a hairy pink squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani). These little guys live on sponges in the western Indo-Pacific.
July 28, 2014
Did all dinosaurs have feathers?
A newly-discovered species suggests that feathers were much more common among dinosaurs than once thought.
July 28, 2014
Webcam sees baby sea turtles hatch and head toward sea
These baby loggerhead sea turtles hatched from their eggs and began their march to the sea on the night of July 25.
July 28, 2014
Iron from Sahara dust helps fertilize Atlantic Ocean
Some 71% to 87% of the iron in North Atlantic seawater may have originated in dust from the Sahara desert.
July 28, 2014
See which parts of the U.S. are losing groundwater
This map shows the amount of water stored in underground aquifers in the U.S. on July 7, 2014, in contrast to the average from 1948 to 2009.
July 25, 2014
