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Fish success story in Baja, Mexico, but development looms
At an undersea park in Baja, Mexico, the fish population rebounded by 460 percent in 10 years. Developers now want to build a resort a few miles north.
August 13, 2011
After quiet week, tropics in Atlantic Ocean becoming active
Here in mid-August 2011, the tropics in the Atlantic Ocean are now heating up and models are showing development of numerous storms.
August 12, 2011
Fog rolling into San Francisco in video of the day
Cool view of fog rolling in from a San Francisco rooftop.
August 12, 2011
First successful forecast of underwater volcano
Columbia University and Oregon State University researchers made the first successful forecast of the eruption of an underwater volcano.
August 11, 2011
Wildfire in Virginia’s Dismal Swamp
A satellite image of southern Virginia shows dense smoke as fire burns peat in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
August 10, 2011
Baboon beauties are more likely to get bullied
Being a good-looking female baboon might bag you the most handsome male, but the latest study suggests that beauty has its drawbacks.
August 9, 2011
Aqua satellite data improves weather forecasts and models
Ron Gelaro leads NASA’s efforts to predict weather, across the globe, using computer simulations.
August 9, 2011
Gulf of Mexico report: Year 2, Day 54
Ocean Alliance research vessel Odyssey - offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in summer 2011 - reports on its work studying effects of the Gulf oil spill.
August 8, 2011
Crops with deeper roots and rising CO2
A new study published in the Annals of Botany proposes that breeding crops with deeper roots would help combat rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
August 8, 2011
Heat-seeking vampire bats hone in on blood
UCSF researchers discover heat-detecting molecules on the nose nerve endings of vampire bats, similar to those that enable a human tongue to detect spicy food.
August 6, 2011
