How Astronauts Compare to the Rest of the U.S. Workforce
0.00003 percent of working Americans are astronauts.
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2015 Was the Hottest Year in History
Fifteen of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001.
El Niño Isn’t Letting Up
Forecasters predict the United States still has yet to experience the brunt of its erratic weather.
Are the World’s Lakes in Danger?
According to new research, we can now add the world's freshwater lakes to the ever-growing list of at-risk environmental entities.
Hello, El Niño: The Pacific Ocean Is Looking a Lot Like It Did in 1997
Forecasters say we have a 95 percent chance of having an El Niño event this winter, but predicting its local effects is iffier.
See an Open Northwest Passage From Space
This month, the Arctic will likely have some of the lowest levels of ice on record.
How the West’s Wildfires Look From Space
Some of the fires are creating enough heat to compete with major cities at night.
De-Funding Climate Change Research
Climate change deniers in Congress complain about a lack of data while trying to de-fund NASA’s climate change research.
Lord of the Tree Rings
Benjamin Cook looks at ancient trees to forecast future droughts. His latest findings are not good news for the West.