(CNN) Last year was officially the Earth’s warmest since record-keeping began in the 1880s, the World Meteorological Organization announced Wednesday morning.
Of the many things that keep climate scientists awake at night, tipping points may be the scariest. To start with, these thresholds for deep, sometimes catastrophic change in the complex web of Earth’s natural forces, caused by man-made global warming …
Miami (AFP) – President-elect Donald Trump could enact sweeping changes to environmental policy in the beginning days of his administration, with far-reaching effects both in the United States and around the world, experts say.
NASA is working to uncover the mystery behind an asteroid that may contain a priceless treasure trove of minerals. The space agency is planning to send an unmanned spacecraft to the chunk of metal in our solar system known as “16 Psyche.
No one is certain what causes the enigmatic “fairy circles” of the Namib Desert. The rings of burnt orange dirt, each impeccably round and enclosed in a fringe of tall, tufted grass, emerge suddenly from the spare landscape.
Photography is mostly about preparation, and the decisions a photographer makes in turn. But many times it’s also about luck, and there’s no better example of what happens when those two things mix than this incredible photo that SpaceX just published.
A U.S. military satellite designed to detect enemy missiles is scheduled to launch Thursday evening (Jan. 19), and you can watch the liftoff live online.
Gilead Sciences logo Capital Insight Partners LLC reduced its position in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) by 1.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 7:00 – A rapidly growing crack in an Antarctic ice shelf is forcing a temporary evacuation of scientists at a research base operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
Rescue teams are on standby in case more dolphins are spotted in shallow waters off the western edge of Florida’s Everglades. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service, 81 false killer whales had died or been …
Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian lslands erupted at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday and sent up an ash cloud estimated at 31,000 feet. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the aviation threat code to red, the highest level.
The new reports are out: everything, from Thailand to Saskatchewan, is heating up. By the end of the century, people may be planning destination weddings in Canada, now poised to become a balmy getaway.
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PARIS (AP) – The European Space Agency opened an investigation on Thursday into anomalies that have affected five of the first 18 Galileo satellites in orbit.
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