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Earth's hot streak continues with warmest May since at least 1880
May was the hottest such month on record for the globe, but it may be the last month to shatter records for a while.
Greenland ice melt goes into overdrive after record heat wave
Record heat caused the melt rate of the Greenland ice sheet to spike, with potential implications for the rest of the world.
Photo of Venus reveals the mysterious clouds of the planet by night
Check out those clouds.
The world's biggest rocket just launched a secret spy satellite to space
The Delta IV Heavy rocket will loft a secret payload to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office on Saturday afternoon.
Light pollution blots out the Milky Way for one-third of humanity
Billions of people around the world are living under light-polluted skies, according to a new atlas of artificial brightness.
Say goodbye to El Niño, and a wary hello to La Niña
El Niño is dead. It's time to prepare ourselves for its quirky relative, La Niña.
Rare drone footage of this feeding whale is the most peaceful thing you'll see all day
Amazing new footage of a Bryde's whale feeding at sea shows the threatened species in its natural habitat.
Scientists turn carbon dioxide gas into harmless stone
Researchers have found a way to turn carbon dioxide into stone, a boon for climate change research.
Get dizzy in zero gravity with Space Station's 360-degree Facebook feature
You're basically an astronaut now!
Reasons for Elon Musk's trip to the Pentagon (not including fan theories that he's Iron Man)
Is he Iron Man IRL? Probably not.
Paris floods were 'directly' tied to Global warming, study finds
Global warming increased the likelihood of the recent flooding in Paris, a new study finds.
Arctic sea ice blows away record low for May as levels plunge toward uncharted territory
Arctic sea ice fell to a record low for the month of May, missing an area equal to twice the size of Texas.
Space is the next wild west for companies aiming for the moon and beyond
So you want to go to the moon? Here's a giant roll of red tape to cut through first.
This pocket-sized camera makes it much easier to take photos of stars
Here are the secrets behind TinyMOS' upcoming camera for astronomers.
By Victoria Ho
Ellen DeGeneres pleads with Australians to help save the Great Barrier Reef
Just keep swimming.
By Johnny Lieu
SpaceX aims to relaunch a used Falcon 9 rocket as early as September
Good news, rocket: You're going back.
U.S. and India agree to cut the most important global warming pollutant you've never heard of
The U.S. and India agreed to a common approach to cutting emissions of HFCs, which are a "super greenhouse gas."
An astronaut and cosmonaut floated into the Space Station's first inflatable habitat today
Crewmembers got a chance to explore the Space Station's newly inflated habitat on Monday.
Photos of Australia's east coast after weekend of wild weather and flooding
All thanks to the East Coast low.
By Ariel Bogle
Crews work to contain oil sheen in Columbia River after fiery train derailment
"It's happening in my town, but next time it'll be somebody else's town."
New photo of a back-lit Pluto reveals possible cloud on the dwarf planet
The new high-resolution image shows a possible cloud on the dwarf planet.
The flooding in Paris is so severe, people are swimming down streets
Water continues to rise in Paris, where the River Seine has swollen so much that people are swimming through city streets.
Five soldiers dead, others missing amid record flooding in Texas
Floodwaters in Texas killed at least five soldiers at Fort Hood while inundating large parts of the state.
By Colin Daileda and Andrew Freedman
Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to send humans to Mars by 2024, but it has yet to send anyone into space
Going to Mars by 2024 would require billions of dollars and a near-perfect testing record in the next few years.
