You might remember hearing about the global warming “hiatus” a few years back—a pause in Earth’s inexorably rising…
jamesctlee
jamesctlee
The first zinnias are blooming in space, but they almost didn’t make it from bud to flower. This is a story of how…
Now playing
Since a gas leak erupted outside LA on October 23rd, over 83,000 metric tons of methane have escaped to the…
A substantial landslide closed part of Washington state’s highway this week. The more impressive part? This mess is…
Bears are deadly fuzzballs, pairing a bumblingly awkward appearance with terrifyingly mighty claws. Before we always…
Now playing
These tops can spin for nearly 20 minutes long. That was not a typo. The one on the left spun around for 18 minutes…
We know: You’re having a bit of a rough morning after the New Year’s festivities, and aren’t quite up for the…
Now playing
This was an adorable year for the bearcam in Katmai National Park. Here’s our ten favorite moments of coastal brown…
While most of us will ring in the new year with family and friends, science doesn’t take a holiday. And neither do…
Now playing
One of the worst environmental disasters of the decade is currently underway in a quiet community 25 miles northwest…
Is this the opening I needed to post the photos of uncertain ownership and copyright? I think it is! The feet shall be yours!
Really?!?!?
Owls are a popular trope in the mythologies of many cultures, some of which believed that these nocturnal creatures…
I’ve been involved in a couple of successful satellite launches, and you’d be surprised at how reserved everyone is at the moment of success. Things don’t go crazy until about 10-20 minutes later, and then there’s a ton a screaming, hugging, and crying once it actually sinks in.
Now playing
Noted geek celebrity Stephen Colbert took to the late show last night, and pointed out a Wall Street Journal article…
The science of rainbows: it’s something we’re all taught in grade school. Airborne water droplets act like little…
Stories like this just knock me out. I grew up reading about fictional astronauts working on fictional space stations. Now I’m watching real astronauts work on real space stations, on my pocket computer. Looks like I made it to The Future™.
Astronauts are quickly throwing together a plan for an unscheduled spacewalk to find out what happened to jam up…
After a year-long hiatus, we have a robotic explorer around our angry, overheated twin of a planet again! Early this…
Now playing
Drop whatever you're doing and watch this. NASA has released videos shot from onboard the Space Shuttle's Solid…