The GOES-13 weather satellite was offline for nearly two months, but has been fixed and will return as our eyes on U.S. east and North Atlantic weather.
Scientists assumed that, the longer time a group of organisms has to evolve, the more species there will be in that group. New research suggests this isn't necessarily so.
Geomagnetic storm that spawned auroras in early morning hours today is still underway. Auroras or northern lights likely for those at northerly latitudes tonight!
Last spring, NOAA announced that an El Niño could develop by Fall 2012 and would likely influence the global weather conditions. What's up with El Niño?