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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
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is doing cool things for spaceflight. So why all the secrecy?
Transparency isn’t a principle that private spaceflight companies should adhere to when it’s convenient for them.
Oklahoma is now as earthquake-prone as California thanks to oil and gas drilling
Oklahoma stands as great a chance of earthquake damage in 2016 as parts of California, but for a very different reason.
NASA rover snaps photo of a dust devil swirling on Mars
A dust devil swirls on Mars while a robot looks on.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches and lands its rocket for a third time
One incremental step closer to launching humans to space.
Indonesia threatens to ban Leonardo DiCaprio over his criticism of palm oil plantations
The government says he's posting incitement and provocative statements in his social media.
Scared of an alien invasion? This cloaking device could help protect us.
A simple laser beam could disrupt aliens' observations of Earth, making it look like there's nobody home on the third rock from the sun, a new study suggests.
By Sarah Lewin
Mile-high mountains on Mars sculpted by wind, climate change
Martian mountains may have been molded by the wind.
Winter will return to the Midwest and Northeast this weekend (sorry, not a joke)
Winter-like conditions with strong winds, cold temperatures and yes, even snow, are in store for the Midwest and Northeast.
A planet may be forming in the habitable zone of an alien sun
The star is about 175 light-years from Earth.
With a collapsing West Antarctica, sea level rise may be twice as high as we thought
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet may contribute a meter of sea level rise by 2100, far more than previously anticipated.
Scientists discover 3 suns in this alien planet's sky
Eat your heart out, Tatooine: A newly discovered alien planet has not one, not two, but three suns in its sky.
By Nola Taylor Redd
Meet the bombardier beetle: A tiny insect that packs an outsized punch
This little creature has an "explosion chamber."
Global warming makes this luxury cruise through the Northwest Passage possible — but perilous
This cruise gets its own icebreaker escort.
NASA and Microsoft plan to take you to Mars with the HoloLens
Let Buzz Aldrin take you on a journey to Mars.
What the weather's like on an alien planet that's 40 light-years away
This planet is so hot that its lava flows may have the same viscosity as water.
Northern Great Barrier Reef in midst of worst bleaching event on record
Parts of the Great Barrier Reef are in the throes of the most intense coral bleaching event on record, part of a global trend.
China’s carbon emissions may not have fallen as much as originally thought
China’s greenhouse gas emissions are on a downward trajectory, but its emissions may not have fallen quite as much over the past two years as the Chinese government and the International Energy Agency have suggested.
By Bobby Magill
'Mars World' may soon make all your red planet fantasies come true
An otherworldly tourist attraction could be coming to Sin City a few years from now.
By Elizabeth Howell
Tiny mangrove forests with huge amounts of carbon emphasize wetland conservation
Despite their diminutive appearance, scientists discovered that these mucky coastal ecosystems store huge amounts of carbon, helping to slow global warming.
By John Upton
Freakishly mild Arctic winter leads to lowest winter sea ice cover on record
Driven by pronounced warming in the air and seas, wintertime sea ice shrunk to a record low in the Arctic this year.
We may soon be able to predict heat waves 7 weeks before they happen
A new study presents the "tantalizing" possibility of predicting heat wave risk up to seven weeks in advance for the Midwest and East Coast.
