Hurricane risk to US northeast coast

Due to shifting weather patterns, the northeastern coast of the United Sates could see more frequent and more powerful hurricanes in the future, says new research.

2016-17 winter outlook for US

NOAA's outlook for this winter predicts a warmer, drier South, and cooler, wetter North. Drought is expected to persist in California and expand in the Southeast.

Children depict scientists as men

In a recent study, when researchers asked children to draw a scientist, the children most often depicted a bald, middle-aged man in a white coat. More study results here.

IAU approves 227 star names

The International Astronomical Union - which has given itself responsibility to name and define things in space - has now joined the rest of us in recognizing traditional star names.

GoPros go to edge of space

Photog Adventures sent its GoPros to space, captured some stunning views, and then lost the cameras for 15 days. Follow the adventure in this video.

Climate change affecting all life on Earth

A new analysis of hundreds of studies says that almost every aspect of life on Earth has been affected by climate change ... and that's not good news for humans.

What happens if the sun disappears?

Some things that would happen here on Earth if our giant source of heat and light were to vanish from the sky, and how long it would take.

An underwater Stone Age settlement

Researchers have now mapped a preserved underwater site off the coast of Sweden. They think it was a lagoon where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year.

Team solves mystery of London killer fog

A fog blanketed London in December 1952, killing as many as 12,000 people. Its exact cause and nature puzzled researchers for decades … until now.

2016 likely hottest year on record

It'll be the hottest year on record unless the final weeks of 2016 are the coldest of the 21st century so far, according to the World Meteorological Organization.