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Million-Year-Old Bubbles Reveal Antarctica's Oldest Climate SnapshotTimeworn Antarctica ice suggests a strong link between carbon dioxide levels and glacial cycles for the past million years.
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Plane View: Air Traffic Tracked in Real Time from SatellitesA stunning image of more than 15,000 airplane flights around the world shows that satellite tracking of commercial aircraft is moving closer to reality.
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1st Atlantic Storm of Season Threatens CarolinasSubtropical Storm Ana threatens the Carolinas a month before the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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After Nepal Earthquake, Radar Saves Lives in a HeartbeatRadar waves helped search and rescue teams find and save four people trapped in collapsed buildings after the Nepal earthquake.
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Weak Underbelly Makes US Capital Vulnerable to EarthquakesThe nation's capital sits on shaky ground that jiggles like pudding when earthquakes rattle the East Coast.
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Massive Lava Flows Linked to Dinosaur-Killing ImpactThe Chicxulub meteor impact 66 million years ago may have triggered a magnitude-11 earthquake that shook loose massive amounts of lava in India.
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Crash! How India Slammed into Eurasia at Record SpeedTwo super-fast conveyor belts of sinking crust explain why India set a continental speed record as it crashed into Eurasia.
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Eerie 'X-Files' Sounds Recorded from the Edge of SpaceEerie sounds from the edge of space were recorded for the first time in 50 years aboard a NASA student balloon experiment.
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Big Aftershocks May Occur at Edge of Large QuakesA new study finds that the biggest aftershocks tend to strike at the edge of the original earthquake.
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Mount Everest Shrank As Nepal Quake Lifted KathmanduThe first good satellite view of Nepal's deadly earthquake could explain why damage in the city was so severe.
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Kilauea Volcano's Lava Lake Overflows (Video)For the first time in more than 30 years, lava is flowing on the floor of Halema'uma'u crater in Hawaii.
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Lava Lake Threatens Overflow in HawaiiThe roiling lava lake atop Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is threatening to overflow for the first time since the molten pool appeared in 2010.
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Photos of Hawaii's Rising Lava Lake
Photos of the lava lake in Kilauea volcano's Halemau'mau' crater, which is close to overflowing.
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Source of Antarctica's Eerie 'Bleeding Glacier' FoundUnderneath Antarctica's Dry Valleys lies a vast and ancient network of salty, liquid water filled with life, a new study finds.
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2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Had Deadly PredecessorsIndian Ocean tsunamis destroyed one of the world's most important silk-route ports in the 15th century, new research finds.
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Bigger Earthquake Coming on Nepal's Terrifying FaultsNepal still faces more deadly earthquakes in the near future, even after the magnitude-7.8 temblor that killed more than 3,000 people on Saturday.
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LA's Island Playground Could Trigger TsunamisLandslides coming off Catalina Island's steep slopes could send tsunamis racing toward popular Los Angeles and Orange County beaches.
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Half the US Faces Earthquake RiskEarthquakes threaten roughly half the U.S. population, or more than 143 million people, a new study finds. That number rises when Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico are included.
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Man-Made Earthquakes Rising in US, New Maps ShowNew earthquake hazard maps released today highlight 17 hotspots where communities face a significantly higher risk of earthquakes.
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Washington Earthquake's Mysterious Source DiscoveredGeologists have finally found the source of an 1872 earthquake that rattled windows from Washington state to Montana.
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Traces of Ancient Earthquakes Hidden in Cave RocksShattered cave formations in the central and eastern United States preserve one of the longest records of powerful earthquakes in these regions.
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Hurricanes of Terror: Why 2 Names Were Dropped from Storm ListTwo terrifying hurricane names, Isis and Odile, were dropped from the Pacific storm list for 2016.
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2015 Already Setting Heat RecordsThe first three months of 2015 set new global heat records.
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New Roadkill Map Finds California 'Ring of Death'Scientists plotted some 29,000 reports of roadkill to identify the most hazardous roadways for California's wildlife.
