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Megalodon shark’s enormous babies ate their siblings in the womb
Megalodons - the extinct giant sharks that lived in most of Earth's oceans about 3 million years ago - gave birth to babies that were larger than adult humans, scientists say.
January 14, 2021
Record number of billion-dollar disasters in U.S. in 2020
Last year, the U.S. experienced a record-smashing 22 weather and climate disasters that killed at least 262 people and injured scores more. Damages exceeded $1 billion each and totaled approximately $95 billion for all 22 events.
January 12, 2021
The long decline of Arctic sea ice
Forty years of satellite data show that 2020 was just the latest in a decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice.
January 9, 2021
View from space: An outburst from Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl volcano near Mexico City has been erupting since January 2005. On January 6, Mexico’s National Center for Prevention of Disasters, which continuously monitors the volcano, warned people not to approach due to an outburst that caused falling ash and rock fragments.
January 8, 2021
2020 Arctic Report Card: Sea ice loss, extreme wildfires
NOAA’s 2020 Arctic Report Card describes a region that is warming even more rapidly than scientists expected.
December 22, 2020
Dramatic images of erupting Kilauea volcano in Hawaii
Overnight on Sunday, USGS reported lava fountains that shot nearly 165 feet into the sky from a fissure on the eastern side of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Lava has replaced the water that was in the basin of the crater, and a new lava lake was formed.
December 21, 2020
Iceberg due to collide with island splits in 2
Antarctic iceberg A-68A has drifted menacingly close to a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The giant iceberg could strike land this month. It has now split into 2 pieces.
December 20, 2020
Solstice tale of two cities
December solstice sunrise comes at the same time for St. Augustine, Florida, and New York City. But St. Augustine has an hour more of daylight than New York. Here's why.
December 19, 2020
What are your chances of a white Christmas this year?
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Here's a map depicting which places in the US have the best chance of being snowy on Christmas Day 2020.
December 16, 2020
Sluggish start for Arctic sea ice freeze-up
Early ice retreat amid warm Arctic air temperatures set the stage for the slow refreeze in 2020.
December 15, 2020
