The small but mighty flaxseed has many health benefits for humans, as well as other important uses.

In 2004, the Atlantic Basin had one of its most active and destructive hurricane seasons on record.

If you were one of the more than 2.5 million people who flew safely through a U.S. airport today, you might want to thank your flight crew and a specialized team of meteorologists working behind the scenes.

Access to 3D seismic mapping, along with a greater understanding of gas hydrate reservoir properties, yields estimates that are more precise.

Scientists have shown for the first time a link between two types of heart problems and one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics.

Finding natural gas leaks more quickly and at lower cost could reduce methane emissions.

Next to CO2, methane is the greenhouse gas that contributes most to the man-made greenhouse effect. 

Looking like a cross between a frog and a lizard, the gray cheek salamander has thin, smooth skin and no lungs. 

The Atlantic Ocean’s Gabrielle has made a second transition and the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided information about the rate in which rain was falling within the now extra-tropical storm.

NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean from its orbit in space and took an image that showed vertical wind shear was weakening Faxai and the storm had become extra-tropical.