The more we fly, the worse it will get: Contrails, thosewhite ribbons jets leave behind in the sky, will exacerbate global warming in the next few decades.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Big birds: Giant, 1,000-pound birds once roamed around Europe
At 1,000 pounds and over 10 feet tall, this bird was onethe largest that ever lived in Earth’s history, according to new research.
Yes, there’s a total solar eclipse coming next week … in South America
If you’ve still got leftover solar eclipse fever from 2017, don’t fret: There’s another one coming next week.
Hey! Boaty McBoatFace made a real climate discovery! Unmanned sub sends valuable data
It’s got a goofy name, but it’s doing some serious work. The unmanned submarine Boaty McBoatFace has made a real discovery about the Earth’schanging climate.
Are you walking on sunshine? The summer solstice is Friday
The summer solstice – the precise moment when the sun is at its highest point in the sky each year – will occur Friday at 11:54 a.m. EDT.
Amazing photo shows dogs ‘sledding on water’ amid Greenland ice melt
This stunning photo– taken by scientists on the melting Greenland ice sheet last week – shows how unusually warm it’s been in the Arctic.
Two of the world’s 4 all-time hottest temperatures have occurred in the past 3 years
129 degrees. 128.7 degrees. Those unfathomably hot temperatures have officially been confirmed as the Earth’s 3rd and 4th hottest temperatures ever.
Look up! The Strawberry Moon will shine bright tonight
Be sure to look up from your phones for a few minutes tonight to see the Strawberry moon, which will be visible all nightfrom sundown to sunrise.
Saturn’s moons may have ‘sculpted’ its famous rings, new study suggests
They’re the solar system’s most iconic feature, but how and when Saturn’s rings formed have remained a mystery for centuries.
‘Star Trek’ logo – or at least, what looks like it – spotted on Mars
Recently, aNASA spacecraft in orbit around Marssnapped a photo of an odd object on the planet’s surface – something that looks remarkably like the Star Fleet logo from Star Trek.