More than 2 million cubic meters of water, hidden deep within Lhotse Glacier, spilled down toward the village of Chukhung, Nepal, in 2016.
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Key House Member Makes a Conservative's Case for Water Projects
The White House and Democrats want to see an infrastructure package move through Congress. One House subcommittee chairman intends to make sure that water resource projects are part of the plan.
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New Images of Pan, Saturn's Walnut Moon, in Unprecedented Detail
The finely detailed images can help future scientists study small bodies with weak gravity.
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GOES-16 Satellite Lights Up Lightning Flashes in New Video
The satellite's lightning mapper instrument will help scientists forecast extreme weather.
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Possible Deep Cuts to NOAA Funding Worry Agency Supporters
The agency's acting administrator characterized the budget figures as preliminary and said NOAA is not being targeted.
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Activists Set Out to Save Data, One Byte at a Time
Leaders of the DataRefuge movement hope that volunteer efforts across the country can stop government data from disappearing.
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Critics Assail White House Proposal for Steep Cuts to EPA
Even EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, a longtime critic of the agency, said that he disagrees with the White House about some of the planned cuts.
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Kilimanjaro's Iconic Snows Mapped in Three Dimensions
New ground-penetrating radar measurements reveal the thickness and total ice volume of the mountain's Northern Ice Field.
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Policy Experts Debate Trump Energy Plan
Lauded by free-market proponents at a policy forum, the White House plan sparked disagreements among panelists about climate implications, the potential for a coal comeback, and carbon taxes.
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Apollo 11 Command Module Goes on Tour
The exhibit includes Buzz Aldrin's gloves and an injector plate from the rocket's first-stage engine, which was recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.