Earth

  1. Earth

    Warm arctic summer melted much ice

    Satellite observations of the Arctic Ocean show that the amount of sea ice there this year was the lowest it's been in more than 20 years.

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  2. Earth

    Dust Up: Office bustle launches anthrax spores

    The commotion of everyday business in indoor spaces contaminated with anthrax can launch the bacterium's dangerous spores into the air.

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  3. Earth

    Excreted Drugs: Something Looks Fishy

    Drugs that the body can't fully use enter waste water, where they may affect aquatic life—or wind up in tap water.

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  4. Earth

    Disaster Pix

    If you’re one of those people who need to see the extent of intense weather events and great natural disasters–preferably as they are developing–this Web site is for you. Satellite images, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Operational Significant Event Imagery division, portray hurricanes, dust storms, snowfall, forest fires, volcanic plumes, and much […]

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  5. Earth

    Getting to know carbon

    A new research initiative will focus on the complex life of carbon as it cycles through Earth's land, water, and atmosphere.

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  6. Earth

    Forecast: Heavy winds, plasma showers

    A new spacecraft has snapped the first images of a region of ionized gases in Earth's magnetic field.

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  7. Earth

    Tsunami! At Lake Tahoe?

    Surprised tourists could catch the ultimate wave.

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  8. Earth

    Algal bloom is smothering Florida coral

    The anomalous growth of a native alga—now blanketing the seabed in a huge swath off the southern coast of Florida—points to overfertilization with upwelling sewage.

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  9. Agriculture

    Bt corn variety OK for black swallowtails

    The first published field study of butterflies and genetically altered corn finds no harm to black swallowtail caterpillars from a common corn variety.

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  10. Earth

    Ocean View

    Ocean observatories have revealed unexpected discoveries, and now scientists want to widen the lens.

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  11. Earth

    Solving Hazy Mysteries

    Aerosols such as smoke, soot, and sea spray make for hazy vistas and stunning sunrises, but they also play major roles in Earth's climate and atmospheric chemistry.

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  12. Earth

    Child-care sites, health threats

    Federal agencies have completed the first national study of lead, pesticides, and allergens in U.S. child-care facilities.

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