The idea of a balloon that floats high up above Earth indefinitely is a tantalizing one.
The US military is testing stratospheric balloons that ride the wind so they never have to come down
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What is the highest point on Earth as measured from Earth's center?
Mount Everest, located in Nepal and Tibet, is usually said to be the highest mountain on Earth.
Ocean Warming
Professor discovers new pathway for heat transport in the ocean.
New Satellite View of Camp Fire as it Burned Through Paradise
Satellite images of the area around Paradise, California, on the morning of Nov. 8 captured the Camp Fire when it was only four hours old, yet had already burned halfway through the city.
New Study Reveals Connection Between Climate, Life and the Movement of Continents
A new study by The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated a possible link between life on Earth and the movement of continents.
Enormous Growth By Cities To Post Huge Problems
An urban expansion forecast study co-led by Texas A&M predicts over 70,000 square miles of natural habitat could be lost to urban expansion between 2000 and 2030.
