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Leonardo DiCaprio makes a bold Earth Day plea for climate action
"The world is now watching, you will either be lauded by future generations or vilified by them."
Star blows blue cosmic bubble in new Hubble telescope photo
An inflating bubble in deep space.
Coral bleaching has devastated 93% of the Great Barrier Reef
We knew coral bleaching was a serious issue in the Great Barrier Reef, but the scope of just how widespread it was has been unclear — until now.
By Brian Kahn
Ultra-HD footage shows off the pyramids and Burj Khalifa from space
Urthecast wants you to behold the glory of Earth from space.
Climate change gives U.S. the type of weather we prefer -- for now
Global warming has made the weather in the United States more pleasant, but it likely won't last.
It's a record: 155 nations plan to sign Paris climate agreement this Friday
Friday will make diplomatic history by bringing together 155 nations to sign a landmark climate agreement.
A sunspot the size of 5 Earths unleashed a spectacular solar flare this week
See a flare burst forth from our closest star.
Landslides and a 'hidden treasure' spotted on dwarf planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is catching sight of some intriguing features on the dwarf planet Ceres.
March broke nearly every global warm temperature record there is
Name a warm temperature record, and chances are that March broke it.
Auroras dance above Earth in gorgeous new 4K video from space
Check out the northern lights from space without ever having to fly there.
Gravity waves may ripple through Pluto's hazy atmosphere
New Horizons is revealing more about Pluto's hazy atmosphere, months after its flyby.
Historic Houston flood: 16 inches of rain in under 12 hours — and it's not over
A deluge of biblical proportions caused widespread flooding in Houston.
Hundreds of Chinese students develop serious illnesses at school built on toxic site
Students were found to have dermatitis, eczema, blood abnormalities and even leukemia.
By Alicia Tan
We can run the world without consuming the earth: The Solar Impulse journey continues
Solar Impulse is a project to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered plane.
By Ulrich Spiesshofer, President and CEO, ABB
Many extreme weather events can be traced back to an atmospheric 'traffic jam,' study suggests
Deadly Balkan floods in 2014 was linked to a stuck weather pattern across the northern hemisphere.
March was Earth's 11th-straight warmest month on record
Earth is on an astonishing warm streak, with 11-straight warmest months, including March 2016.
A close-up look at the Great Barrier Reef’s bleaching
These images are a selection of photos taken recently near Lizard Island off the north Queensland coast.
By Justin Marshall, ARC Laureate Fellow, The University of Queensland
Heat wave in Greenland triggers record early start to ice melt season
An unusual April heat wave has set off the earliest start to the Greenland ice melt season on record.
National Park Week begins Saturday, and that means free admission for you
Happy 100th to the National Park Service.
New 360 video puts you next to the flames of a rocket as it launches
Experience a rocket launch as never before.
Jeff Bezos wants lots of spaceflight companies to succeed, even SpaceX
Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos thinks that there's room in the private spaceflight industry for everyone.
There's a massive 'crab swarm' off the coast of Panama
"We just saw this cloud but had no idea what was causing it." Turns out, it was a massive gathering of tuna crabs.
By Brian Ries
Baller photos from SpaceX show rocket landing on a drone ship
Here is what the groundbreaking SpaceX drone ship landing looked like from the ship's perspective.
By Megan Specia
There's a star nearly 5 light-years from Earth. Stephen Hawking is sending a spacecraft to it
This audacious plan could get a tiny spacecraft to Alpha Centauri within 20 years of launch.
