Climate Change
Clouds Get High on Climate Change
Changes in cloud patterns match predictions from climate simulations of a warming world
Stories by Alexandra Witze
Climate Change
Antarctic Ozone Hole Is on the Mend
Global regulation of chlorine compounds is giving the atmosphere time to heal, even as volcanic eruptions interfere
EARTH
U.S. Ocean-Observing Project Launches at Last
Network of deep-water observatories streams data in real time
Environment
"Zombie Volcano" Slowly Grows beneath New Zealand
Molten rock accumulates in a magma chamber outside the North Island’s main volcanoes
Space & Physics
Giant Tsunamis Washed over Ancient Mars
Meteorite impacts triggered enormous waves in a now-vanished ocean
Computing
Software Error Doomed Japanese Hitomi Spacecraft
Space agency declares the astronomy satellite a loss
Space & Physics
Kepler Spacecraft in Emergency Mode
NASA engineers work to recover the newly repurposed space telescope on the eve of a new type of planet search
Evolution
Geologists to Drill into the Heart of a Dinosaur-Killing Impact
Quest aims to uncover secrets of big craters across the solar system
Space & Physics
Japanese X-Ray Satellite Loses Communication with Earth
Future of the major astronomy probe remains unclear as pieces of space debris are reported
Space & Physics
NASA Reschedules Troubled Mars InSight Mission to 2018
Instrument problems prevented the Martian lander from launching in March 2016 as planned
Space & Physics
E.T. Search: Look for the Aliens Looking for Earth
Astronomers propose hunting for civilizations on worlds that can see our planet cross the sun
The Sciences
Obama Makes Risky Bid to Increase Science Spending
Research advocates worry that the president's budget proposal could backfire in the face of political opposition
The Sciences
Science Funders Struggle to Deal with Sexual Harassers
U.S. science agencies threaten harsh penalties, but many have yet to take action
Space & Physics
Rebooted Kepler Spacecraft Hauls in the Planets
Fresh worlds found by K2 mission push beyond original discoveries
Environment
Antarctic Clouds Studied for First Time in 5 Decades
The AWARE project will help unravel effects of global warming
Space & Physics
NASA Suspends Next Mission to Mars
Faulty seismometer will delay the launch of the InSight lander for at least 26 months
The Sciences
Magnetic Mystery of Earth's Early Core Explained
Competing ideas suggest how sloshing motions could maintain a primordial magnetic field
The Sciences
Japan Orbiter Seeks a Second Shot at Venus [Update]
Five years after a failed insertion into planet's orbit, Akatsuki tries again
The Sciences
Hawaiian Court Revokes Permit for Planned Mega-Telescope
Decision throws construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope into question
Environment
The World's Biggest Volcano Is a Magnetic Mix-Up
Five weeks of mapping at sea suggests two possible origins for the underwater Tamu Massif
