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Active 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ended on November 30, produced 18 named storms, including 6 hurricanes, 3 of which were major (Category 3, 4 or 5).
December 4, 2019
Wolfe Creek Crater in Australia much younger than thought
Australia's Wolfe Creek Crater likely formed when a 50-foot meteor struck about 120,000 years ago.
December 2, 2019
Algal blooms are getting worse in lakes worldwide
In a global study that analyzed almost 30 years of satellite images of freshwater lakes, most of the lakes showed signs of worsening algal blooms.
November 26, 2019
Bizarre Tully Monster fossil is still a mystery
Was the Tully Monster - which left behind one of the strangest fossils ever discovered - a vertebrate or an invertebrate? The mystery continues.
November 24, 2019
Arctic ice loss exposes sea mammals to deadly virus
Scientists have linked melting Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus among sea lions, ice seals, sea otters and other marine mammals.
November 22, 2019
Tons of acorns in your yard? It must be a mast year
Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds – or very few. Why and how do they get on schedule?
November 21, 2019
Listen to Earth’s magnetic song
Scientists have created a recording of the eerie ‘song’ that Earth sings when it’s hit by a solar storm.
November 20, 2019
Why Nile hasn’t changed course in 30 million years
Scientists say they've solved the geologic mystery of the Nile River’s unchanging path, and also discovered the river is about 30 million years old - 6 times older than previously believed.
November 19, 2019
Who knew? Plants ‘panic’ when it rains
Using a spray bottle to simulate rain, researchers found a "panic-like" response in plants. Complex chemical warning signals were passed from leaf to leaf and even communicated to other plants.
November 19, 2019
Some microbes eat electricity
Scientists have discovered that certain microbes get energy from electrical charges. What’s more, it turns out that these microbes are very common.
November 13, 2019
