NASA Gets Infrared View of Carolina Chris, the Tropical Storm

Tropical Storm Chris was strengthening when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on July 9. Aqua analyzed Tropical Storm Chris in infrared light.

Scientists Capture Breaking of Glacier in Greenland

A team of scientists has captured on video a four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in eastern Greenland, an event that points to one of the forces behind global sea-level rise.

Immunity could be key to addressing coral crisis

Coral reefs support a quarter of all marine life, feed hundreds of millions of people and contribute vastly to the global economy. But they are dying in mass bleaching events, as climate change warms our oceans and breaks down vital relationships between corals and energy-providing algae.

What's the story behind that ribeye on your plate?

Before adding a steak or a carton of eggs to their shopping carts, more people — especially if they’re millennials — are considering the welfare of the farm animals that produce the food.

Research collaboration takes aim at hepatitis C virus

A unique research partnership between the University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary has Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson using Highway 2 as a pathway to developing a greater understanding of the hepatitis C virus, and potential new therapeutics to combat the infectious disease.

NASA’s Aqua Satellite Zooms into Super Typhoon Maria’s Tiny Eye

Super Typhoon Maria’s seven nautical-mile wide eye appeared very clearly in a visible image from NASA’s Aqua satellite on July 6.

When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on July 6 at 0350 UTC (July 5 at 11:50 p.m. EDT), the MODIS instrument or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer provided a visible-light image of Super Typhoon Maria. The MODIS image revealed a clear, small eye, surrounded by a powerful ring of strong thunderstorms.  

Lifejackets Could Save 180 or More Lives a Year

About 180 people died because they weren’t wearing a lifejacket in UK waters in the last decade, according to new research.

It’s Official - Spending Time Outside is Good For You

Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Fragment of Impacting Asteroid Recovered in Botswana

On Saturday, 23 June, a fresh meteorite was recovered in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).

Tiny Fine Particles of Global Impact – Radiocarbon Reveals the Origin of Black Carbon

A technical breakthrough was achieved in the source determination of very small carbon samples at the Accelerator Laboratory and the Laboratory of Chronology of the University of Helsinki. The development work is essential in climate research as it facilitates disentangling the origin of, for instance, black carbon particles.