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October 21, 2015

Storm clouds are teeming with bacteria life, scientists say

The storm clouds in Earth's atmosphere are filled with microbial life, according to a new study.

October 21, 2015

Like rings on a tree, growth rings in lobsters indicate age, scientists find

For the first time, scientists have figured out how to determine the age of a lobster — by counting its rings, like a tree.

October 21, 2015

Google engineers say renewable energy won’t solve climate change

Can climate change be solved with technologies like wind and solar energy? No, it can’t, according to a new report by two Google engineers, published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

October 21, 2015

Partial solar eclipse today: A weather forecast

Viewers throughout most of the United States are in position to see a partial solar eclipse Thursday afternoon (Oct.23).

October 21, 2015

Climate change skeptics call out marchers’ ‘hypocrisies’

Critics of the People’s Climate March called the protesters hypocrites for wasting paper and burning fossil fuel in getting to the big event.

October 21, 2015

US outlines climate plan ahead of New York Summit

With the U.N. Climate Summit set to kick off in New York on Sept. 23, the U.S. has outlined its plan for a possible global climate agreement.

October 21, 2015

Poop stains reveal penguins migrate with climate

In the face of rising temperatures, emperor penguins in Antarctica may be forced to find new breeding grounds instead of returning to the same spot to mate year after year, new research finds

October 21, 2015

Hidden volcanoes melt Antarctic glaciers from below, study finds

Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes.

October 21, 2015

Big methane burp: Cow farts a greater problem than EPA previously thought, study says

The United States is spewing 50 percent more methane -- a potent heat-trapping gas -- than the federal government estimates, a new comprehensive scientific study says. Guess where it comes from?

October 21, 2015

Study: Future storms may be less likely to follow Sandy's path

Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved Superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says.