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Study shows animal life thriving around Fukushima
Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, researchers have found that wildlife populations are abundant in areas now devoid of human life.
January 21, 2020
Bering Sea Elders discuss recent changes in the Arctic
For the first time, NOAA’s 2019 Arctic Report Card includes an indigenous perspective of the changes taking place in Arctic ecosystems.
January 19, 2020
Could invisible aliens exist among us?
The Earth might be crawling with undiscovered alien creatures whose biochemistry is very different from life as we know it. An astrobiologist explains.
January 16, 2020
2019 was Earth’s 2nd-hottest year on record
According to independent analyses by both NASA and NOAA, Earth's global surface temperatures in 2019 ranked 2nd-warmest since 1880.
January 16, 2020
2010 to 2019 was the hottest decade on record
According to the UK's Met Office, each decade from the 1980s has been successively warmer than all the decades that came before. 2019 concludes the warmest ‘cardinal’ decade (those spanning years ending 0-9) in records that stretch back to the mid-19th century.
January 16, 2020
It’s probably nothing: Gravitational wave burst detected near Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse has dimmed recently, prompting some to wonder if it's about to explode. An explosion might trigger a gravitational wave burst. Betelgeuse is still there. The nearby gravitational wave burst probably means nothing for this star. Still ...
January 15, 2020
Team builds the 1st living robots
The scientists call them "xenobots." They are tiny living robots assembled from the cells of frogs. Their creators promise advances from drug delivery to toxic waste clean-up.
January 14, 2020
$1 billion weather/climate disasters: 14 for US in 2019
NOAA reports that 2019 was the 5th consecutive year in which the United States experienced 10 or more $1 billion weather and climate disasters, including fires, hurricanes and flooding.
January 14, 2020
Human evolution: 20 years of discoveries
The pace of archaeological discoveries has picked up in recent decades, helping to refine the human story.
January 11, 2020
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Puerto Rico
USGS reports that the strong earthquake in Puerto Rico this morning was "widely felt." Strong to very strong shaking occurred across parts of southern Puerto Rico closest to the event, and moderate shaking occurred across the rest of the island.
January 7, 2020
