Earth Day 2022: Celebrate online and in-person

To celebrate Earth Day 2022, NASA and the Earth Day network are hosting various events designed to promote the beauty of planet Earth and how we can protect it.

Emperor penguins are good dads

Emperor penguins are some of the most exceptional dads in nature. They endure the harshest winter conditions on Earth for their offspring.

Bumpy flight? Here’s how clouds affect air travel

Many types of clouds and even clear skies can produce a bumpy flight on an aircraft. But cumulonimbus are the most important clouds for airplanes to avoid.

Undulatus clouds look like wavy rows

Undulatus clouds look like wavy rows. They are formed from puffy or thin clouds and reside in the atmosphere high up, at mid-levels or closer to the ground.

Tornado outbreak slams Deep South on April 5

A tornado outbreak with up to 45 tornadoes struck the southern United States on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, leaving severe storm damage in S. Carolina and Georgia.

Tornado Alley is shifting toward Dixie

Tornado outbreaks are more frequent and intense, and the activity has shifted from being centralized in Tornado Alley toward the Southeast.

Fish can do math, researchers say

Researchers have shown that fish can do math. They taught them to add or subtract one unit for groups of colored shapes up to five.

How did cockroaches survive dino-killing asteroid?

Cockroaches survive in adverse conditions for many reasons. When the dinosaur-killing asteroid wiped out most of life on Earth, cockroaches persevered.

Sahara dust storm turns skies orange in Europe

Storm Celia has whipped up Sahara dust and turned skies orange from Northern Africa, across the Mediterranean and into Spain and other parts of Europe.

Listen to the songs of extinct birds

Listen to the bird songs of extinct birds, including a Bachman's warbler and ivory-billed woodpecker. Their voices are preserved through priceless recordings.

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