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The global economy grew while carbon emissions stayed flat — but it's still not enough to curb global warming
Carbon emissions stayed flat for the second straight year.
Tornadoes that struck Illinois produced some ominous photos
The tornadoes that struck Illinois on primary night were unusually photogenic, leading to some dramatic images.
Mysterious bright patches on the dwarf planet Ceres may be coming into focus
Can a dwarf planet change its spots?
Couple cycles 6,000 kilometres eating roadkill, plants and fish
In 2013, Patrick Jones and Meg Ulman were hankering to scratch an itch for travel that hadn’t been satisfied in years.
By John Power
Flooding continues in Louisiana in wake of 1,000-year rains
NASA produced this visualization showing the scale of the record rains that turned parts of the South into a watery disaster area.
Obama administration closes off Atlantic to oil and gas drilling in policy reversal
The Obama administration has backed off plans to open a swath of the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas drilling.
Pigeons (with backpacks) are monitoring air quality over London
The Pigeon Air Patrol are flying over the streets for the next few days.
By Tim Chester
After 80 years of being banned, hemp takes root in American soil again
It has been eight decades since U.S. drug laws made growing hemp in American soil illegal.
Sea level rise could threaten 13.1 million Americans by 2100
There are 31 counties where more than 100,000 residents could be affected by 6 feet of sea level rise.
5 implications of February’s astounding global temperature record
The astounding global temperature records set during February of 2016 mark a milestone on a rapidly warming planet.
Next stop, Mars: Spacecraft takes off to hunt for signs of life
The first phase of the European-Russian ExoMars program started its seven-month journey to the red planet today.
By Mike Wall
February obliterated global heat records, NASA confirms
February was the most unusually warm month on record since at least 1880, according to NASA.
Astronaut Scott Kelly, who just returned from 340 days in space, will retire from NASA
Thanks for the spaceflight memories, Scott Kelly.
Extreme weather dominates the U.S., flooding the South and baking the East
Beware the omega blocks and atmospheric rivers of March, for they can lead to deadly extreme weather events.
11 bizarre things the Mars Orbiter has spotted on the red planet
From a 12-mile high dust devil to a possible supervolcano, the Mars Orbiter has spotted its share of strange Martian features.
Climate change will flood Florida, but Marco Rubio thinks it isn't real
Sen. Marco Rubio denied climate change is real at a GOP debate in Miami on March 10, 2016.
By Emily Cahn
Avalanche kills director of Oregon avalanche center
The director of an Oregon avalanche awareness and educational center was killed earlier this week by an avalanche.
By Brian Ries
'Spooky' lightning reveals a skull face, as seen from the Space Station
"Sometimes looking down on Earth at night can be kinda spooky."
Earth saw 'explosive' annual growth in carbon dioxide in 2015
The average global atmospheric carbon dioxide level stood increased by the largest annual amount observed in 56 years of record-keeping.
President Obama has found his climate partner in Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Obama are ushering in a new era of cooperation on climate change and the Arctic.
Two atmospheric rivers are bombarding the U.S. with heavy rain and deadly flooding
Storms are hammering the West Coast and the South, with more rain to come in both regions due to the same phenomena: atmospheric rivers.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin may start crewed test flights of its spaceship by 2017
Blue Origin is gearing up for big things.
By The Associated Press
Newly-discovered spider named Brian rides waves to hunt prey
"Brian" is a young male spider from a newly discovered species, who hangs out on the surface of water waiting for his dinner.
By Geraldine Cremin
Stare at the sun tonight with NASA's total solar eclipse webcast
NASA will beam live views of the eclipse to anyone with an Internet connection.
'Ugly' animals don't get the same attention as cute ones, study proves
Some Australian mammals are suffering because they don't conform to society's unrealistic beauty standards. Just kidding, but only kind of.
By Ariel Bogle
