New research on Antarctica, including the first map of iceberg calving, doubles the previous estimates of loss from ice shelves and details how the continent is changing.
NASA Studies Find Previously Unknown Loss of Antarctic Ice
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Earth Had Its 6th-Hottest July and Year to Date on Record
Antarctic saw another month of record-low sea ice coverage
Colorful Solar Panels Could Make the Technology More Attractive
Solar panels aren’t just for rooftops anymore – some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades.
Above-Average Hurricane Season Will Offer Little Relief From Brutal Texas Drought, State Climatologist Says
The same La Niña conditions that helped usher in an exceptionally hot and dry summer are also setting the stage for increased hurricane activity — but those storms won’t bring the kind of rain Texans have been hoping for.
Underwater Snow Gives Clues About Europa’s Icy Shell
Below Europa’s thick icy crust is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged ravines.
Study Achieves Longest Continuous Tracking of Migrating Insects
Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, and the University of Exeter in the UK.
