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Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a paper featured on the cover of Science....
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) serves as the Atlantic Ocean's conveyor belt, transporting warm water north toward the Arctic Circle and returning cold, dense water back to the tropics. Nearshore areas off Greenland are critical...

Scientists warn massive US volcano could erupt in weeks

A giant volcano in Alaska is showing signs of an impending eruption. Significantly elevated levels of volcanic gas emissions were recently observed around Mount Spurr,...

Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the moon?

The Artemis program has been NASA's best chance to get "boots on the moon" again. But with the new US administration taking guidance from...

A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth

Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a...

What do scientists hope to learn from total solar eclipse in US?

When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather invaluable data on everything from the...

What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects

On the heels of the Feb. 4, 2023, shooting down of a Chinese balloon suspected of spying on the U.S., American fighter jets have...

EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, bomb cyclone possible

An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. this week—just in time for the holidays. The...

Massive US storm brings tornadoes to South, blizzard threat

A massive storm blowing across the country Tuesday spawned several tornadoes that wrecked buildings and injured a handful of people in Oklahoma and Texas,...

US cuts water supply for some states, Mexico as drought bites

Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as...

‘Extreme healt belt’ to cover middle of US by 2053: report

An area of intensely warm weather—a so-called "extreme heat belt"—with at least one day per year in which the heat index hits 125 Fahrenheit...

US environmental study launched for Thirty Meter Telescope

The National Science Foundation said Tuesday it plans to conduct a study to evaluate the environmental effects of building one of the world's largest...

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space...

Yellowstone flooding underscores environmental pressures facing US national parks

America's national parks are in crisis, and the environmental disaster unfolding at Yellowstone National Park is the latest example of extreme weather driven by...

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