Air conditioning’s big global impact

Higher global temperatures combined with higher global incomes mean more air conditioners. But what do more air conditioners mean?

Moon shadow in 2017 eclipse

Video depicting the moon's shadow path for the August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the sun, 1st eclipse over the continental U.S. since 1979.

Healthy forests need birds and bees

A new study shows that we humans can help maintain healthy forests by focusing conservation efforts on the protection of animal pollinators and seed dispersers.

Shifting identities for traveling neutrinos

MIT researchers show that neutrinos can change between several distinct “flavors” while traveling from a facility near Chicago to a detector in Minnesota.

Giant quake may lurk under Bangladesh

A huge earthquake could be building beneath Bangladesh, Earth's most densely populated nation. There's potential for some 140 million people to be affected.

Paris at midnight

ISS astronaut's photo of the City of Light.

ESA to capture large derelict satellite

The European Space Agency is moving forward with plans to capture and remove a large piece of space debris, in a mission called e.Deorbit, by 2023.

Canada is recruiting new astronauts

Astronauts wanted! The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is actively recruiting for first time since 2008. Applications are open until mid-August.

Looking for a pristine landscape? Sorry …

If you're hoping to escape civilization and head into an unaltered wilderness, you might be surprised to learn it no longer exists on Earth, a study says.

16-year-old spots rare bird in Brazil

It was Grandpa Pinpin’s dream to see his favorite bird, Spix’s Macaw, before his death at 94. He didn't accomplish it, but his 16-year-old granddaughter did.