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.
August 3, 2016 Forget sharks, lightning poses big beach threat The beach may be the perfect place to cool off during the summer, but it's also one of the deadliest spots to be caught during a lightning storm.
July 19, 2016 El Nino is gone, but Earth's record heat is sticking around WASHINGTON — Federal scientists say Earth's record 2016 heat is now dancing near levels that a world agreement is trying to avoid.
June 22, 2016 'Gateway to Underworld' could be something worse A gaping—and growing—hole in the middle of a Siberian forest isn't the gateway to the underworld, as some frightened locals believe.
June 1, 2016 Top NASA scientist arrested (again) in White House protest NASA's top climate scientist and government official James Hansen was arrested Wednesday outside the White House -- at least the fourth arrest now for the scientist.
June 1, 2016 Climate spin: Behind-the-scenes emails show profs evading questions Newly released internal e-mails show George Mason University climate professors plotting a petition calling on government to prosecute skeptics of global warming using RICO laws designed to go after the mob. They got 20 scientists to sign their petition and sent it to government officials before withdrawing in the face of controversy.
