Antarctic sea ice for July 2022 lowest on record

Antarctic sea ice for July 2022 was lowest in the 44-year satellite record. Arctic sea ice extent for July 2022 was 12th-lowest on record.

Raining fish and frogs … for real

Click here to read many recent, documented accounts of raining fish and frogs. Yes, it's a real thing! Discover the causes here.

Tonga eruption may weaken ozone layer

The Tonga eruption of January 15, 2022, injected so much water vapor into the atmosphere that it may weaken our protective ozone layer.

Shrinking Lake Mead reveals bodies and boats

Lake Mead water levels continue to drop precipitously. People are finding things hidden underwater for decades, including human bodies.

Earth’s shortest day sets new record

Earth has been speeding up over the past few years, resulting in our shortest day ever as measured by atomic clocks. Will we need to subtract a leap second?

Freshwater plesiosaur fossils spark Loch Ness Monster questions

Scientists have discovered the 1st freshwater plesiosaur fossils, in an ancient riverbed in Morocco.

Weird ocean holes are an unsolved mystery

Scientists with NOAA Ocean Exploration say they found weird ocean holes on the Atlantic seafloor while exploring an underwater volcano. What made them?

Garbage in our oceans: How best to remove it?

Some groups are trying to clean up garbage patches in the oceans while others are trying to stop the plastics from entering the oceans in the first place.

Deadly Kentucky flooding crushes records

Record-breaking flooding devastated parts of Kentucky on July 28, 2022. The Kentucky flooding event is one of the most devastating in the state’s history.

Freya the walrus is having the summer we all want

Freya the walrus has been relaxing in Norway since mid-July 2022 and has made a splash on social media.

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