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Dust and high winds rip Midwest and Great Plains
Dust and high winds battered the U.S. Midwest and Great Plains during the day on Thursday. Yes, it was a derecho.
May 13, 2022
Fire season in US Southwest is early and intense
The 2022 fire season started early and is intense. Using prescribed burns and thinning can help reduce how quickly and far a wildfire spreads.
May 11, 2022
Twin cyclones mirror each other in Indian Ocean
Twin cyclones Asani and Karim swirled in opposite directions on each side of the equator in the Indian Ocean. Both storms are weakening.
May 11, 2022
Storm chasing: A picturesque Texas tornado
Meteorologist Peter Forister spent the first week in May on the Great Plains, witnessing eight tornadoes over three days. Read his storm chasing account.
May 8, 2022
Water scarcity ahead for 80% of croplands, but farming methods can help
With a possible water scarcity looming, scientists say farmers can use different techniques to conserve rainwater in soil and crops.
May 8, 2022
Below Antarctic ice, a giant groundwater system
Scientists just announced hundreds of interconnected liquid lakes and rivers below Antarctic ice, with implications for climate change.
May 5, 2022
Did alien technology crash in Pacific in 2014? Harvard astronomer says ‘maybe’
Did alien technology crash into the Pacific Ocean in 2014? Despite disagreement from colleagues, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb says it's possible.
May 4, 2022
Two new giant dinosaur species solve a mystery
Two new species of dinosaur - the largest predators in their ecosystems - solve the mystery as to why herbivore populations didn't expand unchecked.
May 3, 2022
‘Hobbits’ among us? An anthropologist says maybe
A professor of anthropology says a population of Homo floresiensis, nicknamed Hobbits, believed extinct for 50,000 years, may still exist in Indonesia.
May 1, 2022
Plate tectonics clues found in ancient crystals
A new study of ancient zircon crystals found in South Africa and other locations shows that plate tectonics on Earth began about 3.8 billion years ago.
May 1, 2022
