Tia Ghose

Today earned a very undesirable title: the worst hurricane day on record, at least according to one measure of a day's hurricane intensity.

Though the three menacing hurricanes currently roiling the Atlantic may seem unusual, it's actually a fairly common occurrence that pops up about one a decade, experts say.

Hurricane Irma could cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damage if it hits Miami directly.

Hurricane Irma is much more likely to hit South Florida than it previously was, according to the latest models, but there is still some uncertainty in the forecast.

Three hurricanes are churning simultaneously in the Atlantic – a fairly rare occurrence that hasn't been since 2010.

Hurricane Irma's eye engulfed the island of Barbuda before battering the island with intense storm surges and rainfall.

On the heels of the monster Category 5 Hurricane Irma, two other tropical storms are growing – Jose and Katia.

Hurricane categories were determined decades ago based solely on wind speed, but other factors such as precipitation and storm surges can also play a role in how damaging a storm is.

Barely a week after Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas coast, another monster hurricane is brewing out in the Atlantic.

Using magnetic fields, scientists have manipulated the brains of mice, getting them to run around, spin, and even lose control of their limbs.

A cache of letters written by Einstein to a dear friend is going up for auction today.

From flowers that closed prematurely to hundreds of thousands of farmed salmon on the loose, the eclipse had a strange impact on nature yesterday.

People who purchased eclipse viewers for the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse don't need to throw them away; they can donate them to children for the next eclipse, or hold on to them until 2024.

From sheer awe to Pac-Man jokes, here's how famous scientists reacted to the total eclipse on Twitter.

Despite fancy telescopes and solar observatories, total eclipses like the one today offer scientists a unique chance to understand the sun's dynamics.

A new simulation of the corona of the sun during the total solar eclipse today could test predictions about these huge jets of plasma that emanate from the sun.

A new simulation of the corona of the sun during the total solar eclipse today could test predictions about these huge jets of plasma that emanate from the sun.

Aerial and remote surveys recently revealed nearly 100 volcanoes lurking beneath the Antarctic ice that had never been mapped before.

Evidence of chalkstone manufacturing from Jesus's time in ancient Galilee has recently been uncovered.

Scientists just took one step closer to making safe pig organ transplants for humans, thanks to the use of the gene-editing tool CRISPR.

Bizarre reports claim that U.S. workers at the embassy in Havana were made ill by a covert sonic device, but how exactly would such a sonic weapon work?

While a nuclear attack by North Korea would be horrific, there are still things emergency responders can to do prepare for such an event.

This year's hurricane season is likely to be more active than usual, thanks to an absent El Niño and warmer tropical Atlantic Ocean waters.