Doomsday Clock is now 100 seconds from midnight By Mindy Weisberger A hypothetical timepiece called the Doomsday Clock measures our nearness to Armageddon — by nuclear weapons, climate change and other global threats.
Earth's oldest known meteor crash site found in Australian Outback By Brandon Specktor The world's oldest known impact crater has been in Western Australia for more than 2.2 billion years, a new study suggests.
Ancient never-before-seen viruses discovered locked up in Tibetan glacier By Laura Geggel A new technique for studying ancient microbes in glaciers has led to the discovery of previously unknown viruses.
Ancient Australian Crystals Unlock History of Earth's First Magnetic Field By Rafi Letzter It was a lot more powerful than anyone believed.
A Hot Blob in the Pacific Ocean Caused 1 Million Seabirds to Die By Yasemin Saplakoglu Five years ago, tens of thousands of emaciated seabirds washed ashore on the Pacific Coast.
Out of Deep-Sea Mud, a Strange Blob May Hold Secrets to the Origins of Complex Life By Yasemin Saplakoglu This unassuming little organism may hold the secrets to how the first multicellular life-forms evolved.
Huge Philippines Volcano Blasts Ash 9 Miles Up As Satellites Watch (Video) By Samantha Mathewson The Taal volcano eruption in the Philippines this week sent ash plumes 9 miles (14 kilometers) into the air, new satellite imagery shows.
2019 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record, NASA Says By Meghan Bartels It's the award no one wanted to win: 2019 was the second hottest year on record, government scientists confirmed yesterday (Jan. 15).
Adorable Tardigrades Have a Surprising, Fatal Weakness By Stephanie Pappas Tiny-but-tough tardigrades aren't as indestructible as previously believed.
Strange 'Martian' Mineral Mounds Rise Up from Utah's Great Salt Lake By Tom Metcalfe Rare mounds of a crystalline mineral have emerged above the surface of Utah's Great Salt Lake, where they're expected to remain just a few months before disappearing again.
Earthquake Forecast for Puerto Rico: Dozens More Large Aftershocks Are Likely By Richard Aster Multiple strong and damaging earthquakes are wreaking havoc on Puerto Rico. And geoscientists forecast dozens more strong aftershocks are likely in the area.
Spy Satellite Images Uncover Staggering Mount Everest Ice Loss By Mindy Weisberger Declassified spy-satellite photos show that the glaciers near Mount Everest are shrinking more than expected.
Huge Eruption of Philippines Volcano Seen from Space By Stephanie Pappas Taal volcano in the Philippines rumbled to life on Jan. 12, sending steam and sulfur skyward. Satellites have captured images of the eruption.
Ocean Temperatures Have Reached a Record-Breaking High By Yasemin Saplakoglu Our planet's oceans are warmer than they've ever been in recorded human history.
Philippines Volcano Could Erupt Again in Hours or Days, Threatening a Million People By Tom Metcalfe Taal volcano in the Philippines has erupted, and scientists are worried it could soon erupt even more violently, putting almost a million people at risk.
Scientists Are Racing to Figure Out Why This Giant Glacier in Antarctica Is Melting So Fast By Tom Metcalfe A robotic submarine is about to descend into a dark, water-filled cavern in Antarctica, to try to find out why one of the continent's largest glaciers is melting so fast.
Iran Plane Crash Wreckage Spotted from Space (Satellite Photos) By Mike Wall Sharp-eyed satellites have spotted debris from the Ukrainian airliner that went down in Iran early Wednesday morning (Jan. 8).
Australian Megafire Engulfs Nearly 1.5 Million Acres By Stephanie Pappas Two wildfires in New South Wales and Victoria have merged, forming a fire covering 2,300 square miles (6,300 square kilometers).
Australian Hunters to Kill 10,000 Feral Camels from Helicopters Amid Worsening Drought By Rafi Letzter The dry season is turning the pest creatures into dangerous competitors for limited water supplies.
