Antarctic ozone hole is not yet in recovery

Twenty years after Montreal Protocol limited emissions of ozone-destroying chemicals, the Antarctic ozone hole has stabilized but has not begun to recover.

New record for the coldest place on Earth

NASA scientists have discovered the coldest place on our planet. It's a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau. On a clear winter night, temperatures can dip below -133.6 degrees F (-92 degrees C)

Vast freshwater reserves discovered under the oceans

Scientists have discovered huge reserves of freshwater beneath oceans off of Australia, China, North America and South Africa.

U.S. snow and ice in 2013 compared to 2012

Snow depth across the United States is over double the amount we saw this time last year with nearly 67% of the country currently covered in snow.

Early warning system for abrupt climate impacts

The National Research Council has released a new report that recommends an early warning system for detecting abrupt impacts from climate change.

How did snake venom evolve?

A new study looked a snake venom in order to learn how it evolved into the sophisticated and deadly cocktail of proteins it is today.

One result of rising ocean acidification: Anxious fish

Increased carbon dioxide uptake by the oceans might be making fish anxious, a new study suggests.

Major cold, snow, and even ice for a large part of the U.S.

Snow and a significant ice event is likely all the way from parts of North Texas into the Great Lakes and U.S. Northeast over the next several days.

Mice can inherit learned sensitivity to a smell

When a mouse is trained to become afraid of a certain odor, his or her pups will be more sensitive to that odor as well. Researchers say that knowing how mouse parents can influence their descendants is a step toward understanding how human parents may pass some psychiatric disorders to their children.

Dwarf seahorse’s deadly secret weapon

It may be two inches long, lemon yellow, and the slowest-moving fish in the sea, but it’s also one of the deadliest predators the ocean has ever seen.