Green flash from moon captured by photographer

ESO astrophotographer captures elusive green flash as moon sets over Chile's Atacama Desert.

Tornado outbreak in southern U.S. was deadliest day ever

With more than 300 dead and the death toll still rising, April 27, 2011 ranks as one of the nation's deadliest tornado days.

Andromeda Galaxy video in many colors

Rainbow colors from Andromeda Galaxy, our neighboring galaxy - some invisible to the eye, but visible to ESA telescopes - reveal the life cycle of stars.

Oil exploration and development in the Arctic

Robert Blaauw of Shell International participated in the Commission on Arctic Climate Change, which issued a report on oil exploration in spring 2011.

Exploding star helps reveal secret of supernova origins

A study of x-rays emanating from the remnant of a 1572 supernova provides strong evidence that a companion triggered the exploding star.

Gallup survey: In U.S., 53% worry about having enough money in retirement

Gallup survey shows those closest to retirement worry less about having enough than workers in 30-49 age group. Most project retirement age at 66.

Rhinos in Nepal boosted by world-wide support

A focused effort by many groups helps the greater one-horned rhinoceros resulting in an increase in number of the greater one-horned rhinos in Nepal.

Chernobyl photographer finds beauty amid devastation

Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident of April 26, 1986, the dead zone is open to visitors, and an artist's photographs invite a closer look.

Fukushima health effects studied, 25 years after Chernobyl

The sad lessons learned from Fukushima should allow more accurate estimates of the aftermath of nuclear power plant accidents in the past and present.

Dramatic video of when tornado struck St. Louis airport

A video shows St. Louis International Airport on Friday, April 20 as a tornado struck. Record numbers of tornadoes expected in the U.S. midwest and southeast.