February 5, 2015 Ask a science teacher You asked, we got a science teacher to answer. From the book, "Ask a Science Teacher: 250 Answers to Questions You’ve Always Had About How Everyday Stuff Really Works"; Copyright © Larry Scheckel, 2013. Available December 17 wherever books are sold.
January 13, 2015 Half of Great Barrier Reef has vanished, study finds Australia's Great Barrier Reef is a glittering gem — the world's largest coral reef ecosystem — chock-full of diverse marine life. But new research shows it is also in steep decline.
January 13, 2015 Intraterrestrials: life thrives IN ocean floor An entire ecosystem living without light or oxygen flourishes beneath the ocean floor, a new study confirms.
January 13, 2015 Amazing red-dust storm strikes Western Australia Australians witnessed an eye-popping event: a red-dust storm choked skies ahead of a tropical cyclone, a phenomenon known as a "haboob" by meteorologists. See more pictures of the storm at Perth Weather Live.
January 13, 2015 40 years of photos show our changing planet The surface of the Earth is always changing -- and the Landsat series of Earth-observing satellites has been watching the planet change since 1972. These satellite images show some of the remarkable transformation over the past 40 years. See more at the EarthShots site.
