Scientists have long recognized the potential to generate renewable energy from the world’s oceans by harnessing the power of tides and waves.

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Phanfone as it continued moving through the South China Sea.

An investigational cancer drug that targets tumors caused by mutations in the KRAS gene will be evaluated in phase 2 clinical trials, following promising safety and efficacy results in preliminary human studies and excellent results in animal studies.

Typhoon Phanfone, known locally in the Philippines as Ursula, was making landfall in the central part of the country when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead on Dec. 24.

Imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite showed that a tropical low-pressure area has consolidated and organized in the Southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.

Tropical Storm Phanfone brought typhoon-force winds and heavy rains across sections of the Philippines on Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

Shadows grow long near sunset in this wide panoramic view from the Curiosity rover on Mars.

Coastal wetlands provide stunning views and are hosts to a vast biodiversity. 

As climate change accelerates, the oceans are rapidly acidifying.

Returning croplands to forests is a sustainability gold standard to mitigate climate change impacts and promote conservation.