Earth/Weather
Wave Gliders study the ocean surface en route to Asia, Australia, and the Guinness Book of World Records.
Scientists have used a burst of X-rays to recreate conditions in aging stars.
An ice skating phenomenon might explain the snowball effect behind icy avalanches.
Learning about earthquakes, earthquake prediction and more at the 2011 AGU meeting
What scientists are learning about these colorful, high-altitude bursts of energy.
Follow our coverage of the talks, press conferences, and poster sessions found at the 2011 AGU meeting.
Topics included predicting the tsunami's threat and examining the public’s sense of tsunami risk.
Follow our coverage of the 2011 annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Alfred Hitchcock would have appreciated this twist: The birds in central California are getting bigger
Warming temperatures make living on the tundra more dangerous and complicated.