Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad

It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend—lightning bolts crackling in the skies…

Satellite catches nighttime view of major hurricane Teddy

An early morning infrared image of Hurricane Teddy taken from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite shows the…

Altitude key to mapping mesquite, bluestem growth

In Texas, mesquite trees are as common as football, thunderstorms and hot summer nights. It is…

Hubble captures crisp new portrait of Jupiter's storms

This latest image of Jupiter, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on Aug. 25, 2020, was…

New study identifies wheat varieties that resist the destructive stripe rust disease

Stripe rust is one of the most destructive wheat diseases in the world, especially in the…

NASA analyzes rainfall and rainmaking capability in Hurricane Sally

NASA satellites provided a look at the rainfall potential in Hurricane Sally before and after it…

Shedding light on the development of efficient blue-emitting semiconductors

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered a new alkali copper halide, Cs5Cu3Cl6I2,…

Climate change: Earthquake 'hack' reveals scale of ocean warming

Using sound waves from underwater earthquakes, researchers can more accurately measure sea temperatures. Click…

A New View of Jupiter's Storms

A unique and exciting detail of Hubble’s snapshot appears at mid-northern latitudes as a bright, white,…

Sugar promotes sperm longevity in pig reproductive tract

For many livestock species, artificial insemination (AI) is standard. But it can be tricky to achieve…