Climate Change Threatens Boreal Coniferous Forests
New research from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry reveals that Boreal coniferous forests could see increased occurrences of fire as a result of global…
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New Research Shows Long-Term Global Warming Needs External Drivers
New research from NASA and Duke University provides new evidence that natural cycles alone aren’t sufficient to explain the global atmospheric warming observed over the…
New ISS Image of the Pacific Northwest and an Aurora
This new image is from astronauts aboard the International Space Station shows an aurora and the Pacific Northwest. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and ESA astronaut…
Independent Analyses Reveal 2015 Surface Temperatures Are the Warmest on Record
&nbs According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping…
El Niño Continues to Grow, Set to Bear Down on U.S.
The latest satellite image from the U.S./European Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 mission shows that the current strong El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean…
Yale Researchers Find a Soft Spot in the Nazca Plate
Using land-based seismic stations, researchers from Yale University found that part of the Nazca Plate weakened and deformed as it bent and slid under the…
Temperature of Ancient Seas May Shape Global Climate
In a newly published study, scientists from Yale University detail the differences in ocean temperatures over the last 5 million years by creating a historical…
2015 Antarctic Ozone Hole Larger Than Recent Years
Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveal that the 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than in…
New Research Shows Greenland Ice Sheet Movement is Decreasing Despite Warming
A newly published study from the University of Edinburgh shows that the movement of the southwest portion of the Greenland Ice Sheet that terminates on…
New NASA Study Shows That Hydrofluorocarbons Contribute to Ozone Depletion
According to new research from NASA, chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons that are found in refrigerators and in home and automobile air conditioners, contribute to…
2015 El Niño Appears Likely to Equal the Event of 1997-98
NASA scientists continue to monitor and study this year’s El Niño, which appears likely to equal the event of 1997-98 – the strongest El Niño…
New Research Reveals Earth’s Inner Core Was Formed 1 – 1.5 Billion Years Ago
New data from the University of Liverpool reveals that the Earth’s inner core was formed 1 – 1.5 billion years ago as it “froze” from…
NASA Scientists Reveal the Role of Electrons in Pulsating Auroras
Using satellites, a ground-based array of all-sky cameras, and some spectacular aurora borealis, a team of scientists has uncovered evidence for an unexpected role that…
Astronaut Scott Kelly Views the Nile at Night from the International Space Station
This newly released image from the International Space Station shows the Nile River at night. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, recently past the halfway mark of…
International Space Station Views Small Island Cays in the Bahamas
Taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, this photograph shows the small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting…
Yale Scientists Solve the Problem of Sea Ice Thickness Distribution
Using molecular concepts and treating the ice floes of the frozen seas like colliding molecules in a fluid or gas, researchers at Yale University have…
Rare Supermoon Lunar Eclipse to Occur on September 27
For the first time in more than 30 years, on September 27 you’ll be able to witness a supermoon in combination with a lunar eclipse….
“Grey Swan” Cyclones Will Become More Frequent and Intense
A newly published study from MIT and Princeton University reveals that “grey swan” cyclones will become more frequent and intense over the next century. “Grey…