October 14, 2016 A comet may have hit the Earth 56 million years ago, study says Million of years in the past, a comet or an asteroid might have slammed into the Earth at an important time in its climatic history.
September 28, 2016 Solar Impulse team plans solar-powered satellite The team behind the record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 plane is looking to harness the aircraft’s technology for a new solar-powered satellite.
September 23, 2016 University of Delaware removes Nobel Prize reference from its website The University of Delaware has removed a reference from its website that described Climate Professor John Byrne as sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Junk Science reports.
September 20, 2016 World record: Bolt of lightning was 200 miles long, experts say Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice-- or so the expression goes-- but sometimes it does something amazing enough to break a record.
September 12, 2016 Last month was hottest August on record, NASA says This August was the warmest on record globally, NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies announced on Monday.
August 22, 2016 Bill Nye: Why tech plays an important role in America's national parks future As the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary this week, Centennial Ambassador Bill Nye says that technology can help inspire more and more people to visit the great outdoors.
August 19, 2016 Low amount of Arctic sea ice is the 'new normal,' NASA says Sea ice in the Arctic probably will not set a record for how much it’s going to melt this summer, but the low amount of it in general has become typical, NASA announced on Friday.
August 17, 2016 Stunning photo captures 'dinosaur lightning' The U.S. Department of Interior has shared a remarkable photo that shows a jagged bolt of lightning that evokes the shape of a T-rex.
August 8, 2016 Cold-War-era toxic waste could be released by Greenland's melting ice It may sound like a storyline straight out of a Godzilla movie, but researchers are warning that toxic waste from a long-abandoned Cold War-era camp could leach into nearby ecosystems as a result of warming temperatures in Greenland
August 3, 2016 Lightning 'fossils' give scientists clues about old strikes Researchers in Florida are using a novel method to analyze the energy from past lightning strikes.