NASA sees post-tropical storm Teddy generating heavy rain over Eastern Canada

Hurricane Teddy has transitioned to a large post-tropical cyclone over eastern Canada. Using a NASA satellite…

Poll: Americans' views of systemic racism divided by race

In the wake of outrage across the nation and racial justice protests spurred by the deaths…

Some polar bears in far north are getting short-term benefit from thinning ice

A small subpopulation of polar bears lives on what used to be thick, multiyear sea ice…

Creating 'green' protein from the air

Increasing environmental challenges have led scientists to rethink how protein can be produced. Traditional processes require…

Terra satellite confirms Paulette's second post-tropical transition

NASA’s Terra satellite passed over post-tropical storm Paulette after it had transitioned for a second time.…

School bus-size asteroid to safely zoom past Earth

A small near-Earth asteroid (or NEA) will briefly visit Earth’s neighborhood on Thursday, Sept. 24, zooming…

Climate scientists uncover 30-year-old temperature record

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized a temperature of -69.6°C (-93.3°F) at an automatic weather…

NASA tracking Beta's heavy rainfall into lower Mississippi Valley

Slow-moving post-tropical storm Beta continues to drop large amounts of rainfall in Texas as it moves…

Genome duplications as evolutionary adaptation strategy

Genome duplications play a major role in the development of forms and structures of plant organisms…

Placing barthelonids in evolutionary context

New species of microbial life are continually being identified, but localizing them on a phylogenetic tree…