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An open letter to the Prime Minister on the climate crisis, from 154 scientists
Australian scientists from various disciplines warn the PM to take action on climate change.
By Andrew Gilkson
An astronaut just broke Scott Kelly's record, and Scott's not even mad about it
NASA's Jeff Williams breaks Scott Kelly's record for the most cumulative time spent in space.
One shower could flush 100,000 microbeads into the ocean
"A plate of six oysters can contain up to 50 particles of plastic."
Protests to block North Dakota oil pipeline are heating up
A U.S. District Court will hold a hearing Wednesday to decide the fate of a controversial oil pipeline near Native American territory.
Potentially Earth-like planet found orbiting our neighboring star
Scientists have discovered a possibly habitable planet circling the star Proxima Centauri just over 4 light-years from Earth.
Florida, Gulf Coast facing potentially dire hurricane scenario, but details unclear
A potential hurricane is brewing in the Caribbean, and it could threaten Florida and the Gulf Coast.
Here's why Italy is prone to devastating earthquakes
The Mediterranean nation is precariously positioned near two colliding tectonic plates and shifting sedimentary basins, scientists said.
Blue lakes on an East Antarctic glacier are a troubling sign, scientists say
Surface lakes on Antarctica's Langhovde Glacier are becoming more common and deeper, researchers found, which may threaten the glacier's stability.
As Tropical Storm Gaston intensifies, so do Twitter's 'Beauty and the Beast' jokes
No one storms like Gaston.
Tropical trouble brewing for Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Southeastern U.S.
A tropical cyclone may become Hermine, threatening the Bahamas and Florida within the next several days. A hurricane has not hit Florida in more than a decade.
50 years ago, a probe captured the first photo of Earth from the Moon
Lunar Orbiter 1 was just supposed to take pictures of the lunar surface — but the chance to look back was too good to pass up.
NASA gets in touch with lost spacecraft for the first time in 2 years
NASA is back in touch with the STEREO-B spacecraft, which is used to monitor the sun.
Climate change could cost millennials trillions of dollars in lifetime income
A new report, backed by billionaire political activist Tom Steyer, said rising temperatures pose a bigger financial threat than student debt.
Visualizing July's astounding global temperature records
July was the warmest month of any month in recorded history, and it occurred in what will likely be the warmest year on record.
A lengthening crack is threatening to cause an Antarctic ice shelf to collapse
A rift is extending farther across the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, threatening to set in motion the collapse of the entire shelf.
A cosmic sprite dances through fire in new space image
A satellite designed to map the first light emitted in the universe has produced an amazing image of the Polaris Flare.
NASA just made a very important step toward getting humans to Mars
2030, here we come.
Connecting the dots on 2016’s extreme summer weather and global warming
The extreme weather events of 2016 show the deadly fingerprints of global warming, scientists say.
Two astronauts just installed a new parking spot on the International Space Station
The new adaptor will allow astronauts on commercial flights to dock with the Space Station.
Louisiana floods may be the worst U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy
Around 30,000 residents have been rescued and at least 13 people have died in Louisiana following days of catastrophic rains.
Climate activists blame Exxon Mobil for largest coral bleaching event on record
The underwater protest turned bleached reefs into a crime scene, with a direct accusation against the U.S. oil and gas giant, Exxon Mobil.
Artificial intelligence and satellite data could change the way we map global poverty
Scientists used an artificial intelligence tool paired with satellite photos to predict poverty in five African countries.
Hurricane damage could triple in the U.S. if global warming goes unchecked
By the end of the century, hurricane-related losses could grow faster than the entire U.S. economy, climate researchers said.
This coral looks like a beating heart but it's actually in serious trouble
The process of coral bleaching is both mesmerizing and terrifying.
