Lava flow from Kilauea advances toward Pahoa Marketplace
A river of molten lava from an erupting volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has advanced 10 yards toward a shopping center since Saturday afternoon.
The...
Mussel shells become more brittle due to climate change
Mussel’s shells become more brittle as climate change causes oceans to become increasingly acidic, a team of scientists from the University of Glasgow wrote...
Sea snail “Pinto Abalone” denied federal protection status
The National Marine Fisheries Service has decided not to add the pinto abalone, a highly valued six-inch Pacific Ocean marine snail, to the endangered...
European fire ants may wreak havoc on North American ecosystems
The European fire ant, Myrmica rubra, is an invasive ant species that is becoming increasingly common in eastern North America. It not only infests...
Spectacular time-lapse video of Earth from the ISS by German astronaut
A German astronaut, Alexander Gerst, created a spectacular high-resolution time-lapse video showing what our planet looks like from the International Space Station (the video...
First time ‘supergiant’ amphipod was filmed alive 5 miles underwater
In the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, a mysterious ‘supergiant’ amphipod was filmed alive for the first time, five miles underwater by...
Ballistic Capture approach will cut cost of going to Mars
Mathematicians have devised a cheaper method of traveling to Mars. New research suggests that ‘ballistic capture’ is the optimal method of traveling to the Red...
2015 will be warmer say climate experts
Next year (2015) will probably be warmer than the average over the last 50 years, climate experts predict. They also suggest that our planet's...
Humans passed from Asia to Europe much earlier than thought
Our ancestors passed through the gateway to Europe from Asia about 1.2 million years ago, which was much earlier than previously thought, says a...
Spectacular Northern Lights in the sky in Northumberland, England
People in Northumberland, England, saw a spectacular, breathtaking Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) display in the sky early on Wednesday. Locals said it rivaled the...