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Gravity waves may ripple through Pluto's hazy atmosphere
New Horizons is revealing more about Pluto's hazy atmosphere, months after its flyby.
Historic Houston flood: 16 inches of rain in under 12 hours — and it's not over
A deluge of biblical proportions caused widespread flooding in Houston.
Hundreds of Chinese students develop serious illnesses at school built on toxic site
Students were found to have dermatitis, eczema, blood abnormalities and even leukemia.
By Alicia Tan
We can run the world without consuming the earth: The Solar Impulse journey continues
Solar Impulse is a project to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered plane.
By Ulrich Spiesshofer, President and CEO, ABB
Many extreme weather events can be traced back to an atmospheric 'traffic jam,' study suggests
Deadly Balkan floods in 2014 was linked to a stuck weather pattern across the northern hemisphere.
March was Earth's 11th-straight warmest month on record
Earth is on an astonishing warm streak, with 11-straight warmest months, including March 2016.
A close-up look at the Great Barrier Reef’s bleaching
These images are a selection of photos taken recently near Lizard Island off the north Queensland coast.
By Justin Marshall, ARC Laureate Fellow, The University of Queensland
Heat wave in Greenland triggers record early start to ice melt season
An unusual April heat wave has set off the earliest start to the Greenland ice melt season on record.
National Park Week begins Saturday, and that means free admission for you
Happy 100th to the National Park Service.
New 360 video puts you next to the flames of a rocket as it launches
Experience a rocket launch as never before.
Jeff Bezos wants lots of spaceflight companies to succeed, even SpaceX
Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos thinks that there's room in the private spaceflight industry for everyone.
There's a massive 'crab swarm' off the coast of Panama
"We just saw this cloud but had no idea what was causing it." Turns out, it was a massive gathering of tuna crabs.
By Brian Ries
Baller photos from SpaceX show rocket landing on a drone ship
Here is what the groundbreaking SpaceX drone ship landing looked like from the ship's perspective.
By Megan Specia
There's a star nearly 5 light-years from Earth. Stephen Hawking is sending a spacecraft to it
This audacious plan could get a tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri within 20 years of launch.
Epic hail pounds Texas, upping damage to nearly $2 billion this month
Softball-sized hail destroyed cars and caused extensive damage to homes across North Texas on Monday.
The International Space Station could get its own timeshare by 2020
ULA and Bigelow want to attach a new room to the International Space Station.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO STOP YELLING IN ALL CAPS IN FORECASTS
The weather agency says the changes come as a result of upgrades to its computer system.
By Brian Ries
21 American kids are suing the government for not doing enough about global warming
A precedent-setting lawsuit brought by a group of young people has cleared its first big hurdle.
Jaw-dropping video shows onboard view of SpaceX's ocean landing
The ultimate view.
Fifth time's the charm: SpaceX finally lands on its drone ship in the ocean
SpaceX landed a rocket booster stage on their drone ship for the first time.
Venezuela makes every Friday a holiday, but not the kind you think
A bid to save electricity as a prolonged drought pushes water levels to a critical threshold at hydro-generation plants.
By Nathan Crooks
How to watch SpaceX try to land its rocket on a drone ship today.
Will SpaceX make it back to the barge or will this end in another fiery explosion?
When it comes to global warming, clouds may not be as helpful as we thought
Analysis of the first seven years of data from a NASA cloud-monitoring mission suggests clouds are doing less to slow the warming of the planet than previously thought.
By John Upton
Exploding stars may have seeded the Earth with star dust 2 million years ago
If you were on Earth 2 million years ago, you may have seen quite the cosmic show.
Fishing bans could help protect the Great Barrier Reef, study shows
Corals growing in areas of the Great Barrier Reef where fishing is banned were found to be more likely to survive bleachings, cyclones, coral diseases and the voracious effects of invasive starfish.
By John Upton
