Above-average hurricane forecast for the Atlantic in 2025

Colorado State University issued their hurricane forecast for the 2025 Atlantic season on April 3, 2025. Get all the details and more information here.

Prototaxites: Oldest giant organisms a lost kingdom of life?

Recently proposed reclassification of Earth’s first giant organisms - Prototaxites - indicate they represent an extinct kingdom of life.

Great white sharks in False Bay vanished. What happened?

The disappearance of great white sharks from False Bay, South Africa, in mid-2018 resulted in significant changes in the local marine food chain.

This amazing hummingbird chick looks like a caterpillar

Hummingbirds might be small, but they can have strong defense mechanisms. One hummingbird species is born with feathers resembling dangerous caterpillar hair.

New study says residential trees can affect human health

A study examined residential trees in Switzerland and found a significantly lower mortality risk in people who live in neighborhoods with large tree canopies.

Massive Myanmar earthquake. Hundreds feared dead.

The 7.7-magnitude Myanmar earthquake caused the collapse of an unfinished high-rise in Bangkok, with 81 construction workers inside.

New tree is a towering East African giant of the rainforest

A new tree species discovered in the rainforest of eastern Africa - Tessmannia princeps - is a towering giant that grows up to 130 feet (40 m) tall.

2024’s Hurricane Helene was deadliest in US since Katrina

The National Hurricane Center's new report on Hurricane Helene reveals a death total of nearly 250, making it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina in 2005.

What fuels powerful winds? Answers from a weather scientist

The powerful winds of dust storms, blizzards, tornadoes and more are the result of air seeking to stabilize between high pressure and low pressure regions.

Amazing iguanas conquered Fiji after a 5,000-mile journey

Iguanas are incredible reptiles that can live without food or water for long periods of time. They rafted 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji and Tonga.