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Solar storm brings spectacular Northern Lights to sky-watchers as far south as Texas
Strong solar storm brought dazzling natural phenomenon to rare parts of the world late Thursday and early Friday, lighting up the night sky with vibrant tones of pink and green.
Northern lights may be visible Thursday as far south as Alabama and Northern California
The geomagnetic storm is the most severe since the one that led to dramatic auroras in May.
Hurricane Milton's downpour around Tampa Bay was a 1-in-1,000-year rain event
St. Petersburg had 18.31 inches of rain — or more than 1.5 feet — in 24 hours.
The science of how Hurricane Milton became such a monster
Record hot water in the Gulf of Mexico aided Milton’s intensification, and a process known as eyewall replacement led it to grow in size.
The science behind why people think they're right when they're actually wrong
A new study illustrates the saying, "you don't know what you don't know."
Why Milton could become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record
Because of the way storm surge can quickly inundate coastal locations and penetrate well inland, it’s typically one of the deadliest threats from a hurricane.
American scientists among chemistry Nobel winners for pioneering protein work
Half the prize was awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design,” while Demis Hassabis and John Jumper shared the other half “for protein structure prediction."
The numbers behind Hurricane Helene's rapid intensification as Milton follows suit
The high sea surface temperatures that have helped both storms intensify were 200 to 500 times more likely because of climate change, the researchers found.
As extreme weather forecasts get better, warnings struggle to cut through
Scientists with the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center began sounding the alarm for Helene as early as Sept. 23.
Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make water safer
The rule is the strongest overhaul of lead-in-water standards in roughly three decades. Lead, a neurotoxin, can cause a variety of disorders, from behavioral problems to brain damage.
Princeton physicist wins physics Nobel for pioneering AI research
John J. Hopfield was awarded the honor alongside Geoffrey E. Hinton, a British Canadian professor at the University of Toronto.
