See What Triggered the Milky Way’s Most Recent Supernova
A collision between two white dwarfs—the remnants of a small star—likely caused the most recent supernova in our galaxy, according to new research. The study, …
Watch Live: SpaceX Launches a ‘Very Hot and Fast’ Rocket
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will yet again try to make aerospace history by launching and then trying to land its drone rocket in the Atlantic Ocean. …
Here’s How Flowers Move—and Why
It may not surprise you that sunflowers have something of a thing for the sun. OK, that’s true of all plants, which is why they …
Stephen Hawking: Disaster on Earth is Becoming a ‘Near Certainty’
Physicist Stephen Hawking says the chances of disaster befalling planet Earth could rise to a “near certainty” in thousands of years, but warns that we …
Reagan Administration Officials at First Dismissed the Ozone Hole. Here’s What Changed
The May 1985 paper, published in top scientific journal Nature, rocked the world: British scientists, backed up by harrowing images, revealed that, over Antarctica, a …
How Fossil Fuels (Really) May Have Killed the Dinosaurs
Think the modern world has a problem with what fossil fuels are doing to the atmosphere? Turns out that the fossils themselves—the dinosaurs—had it even …
Power from Natural Gas Expected to Reach a Record High Despite Climate Concerns
Electricity production from natural gas-fired power plants is expected to reach a record high this year, as the fuel source remains cheaper than coal, according …
Kenya Will Burn Over $100 Million in Ivory to Combat Poaching
Kenyan authorities will burn more than 100 tons of illegally obtained elephant tusks and ivory, worth more than $100 million, in an effort to combat …
This March Was Hottest on Record by a Large Margin
Last month was the hottest March since record keeping began, the eleventh such consecutive record, according to reports released this week. Average global temperatures last …
How Climate Change Could Spread Diseases Like Zika
For thousands of years, humans have taken every precaution to avoid mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, from Malaria to Zika. But while techniques for …