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Amazon deforestation 1975 to 2012
Striking changes in two satellite images of the Amazon deforestation of the Amazon rainforest between 1972 and 2012.
August 1, 2012
White-nose syndrome may hit social bats the hardest
New research suggests that the impacts of white-nose syndrome in bats may be worse for bats that like to hibernate together in tight clusters.
July 29, 2012
Derecho possibly hits U.S. northeast
Hundreds of flights were canceled, and 300,000 people lost power as severe thunderstorms hit the U.S. Northeast on the evening of July 26.
July 27, 2012
Animation: Watch U.S. drought spread state to state in 2012
Animation from NOAA showing the spread of drought in the U.S., from state to state, from January to July 2012.
July 26, 2012
Greenland’s surface thawed by 97% in July 2012
Prior to this 97% melting in Greenland, the most extensive melting seen by satellites in the past three decades was about 55%.
July 25, 2012
Dust storms recently in Arizona
Recent dust storms - aka haboobs - in Arizona. Check out these wild videos and amazing images of these storms!
July 25, 2012
Biological switch could improve biofuel production by algae
Scientists have discovered a biological switch in blue-green algae that reacts to light and changes how electrons are transported within the cells.
July 22, 2012
Henry Rollins: Facing an animal underworld
Henry Rollins - of the 80s punk band Black Flag - has a new show that explores why some people choose to come face to face with Earth's most dangerous animals.
July 20, 2012
Dust from Africa arrives in Florida July 19
People in south and southwest Florida are seeing hazy skies and unusual sunsets. This is the first large dust from Africa to arrive in Florida in 2012.
July 20, 2012
Greenland glacier giving birth to massive iceberg
An ice island twice the size of Manhattan is breaking off a Greenland glacier this week. Here are three sequential views from NASA's Aqua satellite.
July 18, 2012
