The Colorado Wildfires Left Behind A More Serious Danger
The Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs is the most destructive in the state's history. It ravaged more than 18,000 acres of land, consumed nearly 350 homes and killed two people. Although the blaze...
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Explore Antarctica's Century-Old Research Bases
After their first foray into the Antarctic in 2010 to visit the penguins, the Google Maps team has returned to Antarctica to visit some of the frozen continent's historical sites. We've collected some...
View ArticleSCIENTIST: The Guardian Article About Me Was 'Substantially Fabricated'*
UPDATE: We received a statement from Harvard press office about Keith's work and his response to the Guardian article and thought we should share it with you. We have been and are currently exploring...
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100,000 Pounds Of Garbage Hauled Out Of The Pacific Ocean
Scientists loaded their ship to the max this month off the coast of Hawaii, but their bounty wasn't fish or coral or any other scientific specimen. It was garbage. The crew of the National Oceanic and...
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An Enormous Piece Of Ice Has Broken Off A Glacier In Greenland
NASA informs us that a giant piece of Greenland's Petermann Glacier has broken off and slid down towards the sea. Satellite images show how it happened: 10:25 UTC July 16 12:00 UTC July 16 July 17...
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Generation X Doesn't Really Care About Global Warming, Study Says
Gen Xers are surprising blasé about climate change. A survey in 2009 found members of Generation X were largely disengaged from climate change. Two years later, these American adults became slightly...
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Here's The Story Of A Public College's Fracking Dilemma
Public universities are feeling heat in the controversy over shale-gas fracking. On one hand, the states are pressuring them to allow fracking on their land, according to a report by Scott Carlson in...
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These Maps Show How North America Was Formed Over 550 Million Years
If we were sitting where we are today 126,000 years ago, we would be covered in ice. Seventy-five million years ago, we would be under water. And 260 million years ago, we would be taking weekend...
View ArticleWATCH: Iceberg Avalanche Barrels Toward Small Tourist Boat
YouTube user Jens Møller was giving an Australian tourist a boat ride to this glacier near Ilulissat, Greenland when things got wild. Around 50 seconds into the video, a huge chunk of the iceberg...
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These Bridges For Animals Are Insanely Clever And Beautiful
Wildlife bridges are special crossings that help animals get across highways safely. Lush foliage, soil and streams lure bears, deer, moose, panthers and other wildlife over or under busy roadways so...
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Map Shows The Last Decade's Biggest Wildfires
A new map, done up in blazing color, plots more than a decade's worth of the massive fires that have hit the United States, offering a revealing portrait of an increasingly common menace. On a stark...
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40 Years Of Earth's Changing Landscape From Space
The Landsat satellites have been beaming back stunning pictures of Earth from space for 40 years. The joint program between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey is the world's longest-running record of...
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Red Tide Is Even Deadlier Than We Thought
The plankton species responsible for some types of the toxic "red tide" that washes up in coastal areas could be more dangerous than we thought. These toxins can enter the food supply and kill humans....
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Amazing Satellite Images Show How Tucson, Arizona Exploded Over Time
For 40 years, NASA's Earth-observing Landsat satellites have been sending back stunning pictures of our planet's changing landscape from space. The images below, showing the urbanization of Tucson,...
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This Singapore Building Is Home To The 'Office Of The Future'
Singapore is home to the first retrofitted zero-energy building in southeast Asia. Zero energy means a building is able to create more energy than it uses. Located on the campus of the BCA Academy,...
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Watch Over 500,000 Tons Of Salt Go From Farm To Table
In Newark, California, toward the southern edge of San Francisco Bay, 500,000 tons of salt is harvested each year by Cowgill Incorporated. That seems like a large amount until you realize that there's...
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Sweeping 'Grand Canyon' Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice
A dramatic gash in the surface of the Earth that could rival the majesty of the Grand Canyon has been discovered secreted beneath Antarctica's vast, featureless ice sheet. Dubbed the Ferrigno Rift for...
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This Little Green Plant Could Be The Biofuel Of The Future
For decades, scientists have been trying to harness tiny plants called algae to make fuel. This algae-based fuel could be a viable alternative to the traditional petroleum-based fuel we use today,...
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The Immense Scope Of Yesterday's Storm [MAP]
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms stretching from Texas to Connecticut caused major power outages and flight delays across the Northeast on Thursday. Severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect for...
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These Incredible Tiles Power Streetlights From Our Own Footsteps
Pavegen Systems has figured out a way to literally squeeze energy out of every footstep. The British firm manufactures special tiles that depress about 5 millimeters when stepped on. The technology...
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