An asteroid named for Florence Nightingale will make its closest approach to our planet since 1890 but will remain a safe distance away.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
On Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal, scientists map lightning strikes and find that they kill mainly the loftiest trees, likely disturbing the forest ecology.Read More »Ocean Sciences
A powerful tsunami struck Nicaragua’s Pacific coast 25 years ago. In its wake emerged the first coordinated collaboration among international tsunami scientists.Read More »
The administration’s top R&D priority areas are American military superiority, security, prosperity, energy dominance, and health.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Researchers experiment with new building supports to prepare the Arctic for rapid shifts in permafrost and ground stability. Read More »Planetary Sciences
From the reporters who stared at goats to poets who tweeted haiku, eclipse watchers across the nation flaunted their weird.Read More »History of Geophysics
Eclipse celebrations and scientific preparations abound in the final large U.S. population center to see Monday’s total eclipse.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
