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Study identifies source of oil sheens near Deepwater Horizon oil spill site
Chemical analysis shows that the source is oil pockets trapped in the wreckage of the sunken rig.
July 16, 2013
Why freshwater organisms survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
An asteroid impact caused the extinction of most dinosaurs and half of ocean-dwelling species. Meanwhile, life in inland freshwater ecosystems largely survived. Why?
July 16, 2013
Hear a seismic scream from Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano
Scientists say they have now solved the mystery of Redoubt's scream prior to eruption.
July 15, 2013
Phytoplankton like to party, too
Tiny ocean plants use turbulence for travel to social gatherings.
July 15, 2013
Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution
Over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found.
July 15, 2013
Warming in deep ocean may be unprecedented, scientists say
Deep ocean waters below 700 meters have heated up unexpectedly since the year 2000, according to a new analysis.
July 15, 2013
Now 7.2 billion humans, and counting
The United Nations says global human population reached 7.2 billion in mid-2013. The "medium-fertility" projection for the year 2050 has been revised upward to 9.6 billion.
July 14, 2013
Typhoon Soulik approaching China
Typhoon Soulik is hitting parts of Taiwan today. It'll continue to push northwest and affect parts of China's provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang on Saturday.
July 12, 2013
Antarctic glacier calves iceberg one-fourth size of Rhode Island
This week a European Earth-observing satellite confirmed that a large iceberg broke off of Pine Island Glacier, one of Antarctica's largest and fastest moving ice streams.
July 12, 2013
Astronaut view of the Red Sea
This astronaut photo of the Red Sea lets you easily visualize how Africa and Arabia were once a single landmass before the Red Sea rift formed.
July 9, 2013
