Check out Antarctica’s growing ice shelf crack from space – CBS News
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Amateur Skywatchers Spot New Atmospheric Phenomenon – Smithsonian
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I went to the March for Science and the signs are troubling – CNET
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image It’s baseball season. Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Donald Trump has shown how tiny soundbites can turn into earfuls. The truth just doesn’t cut it anymore. You have to have short, memorable phrases that stir emotions and make excellent Twitter hashtags. […]
If Trump wants to save US infrastructure, he needs to care about climate change – KITV Honolulu
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Trump wants to make America’s roads, bridges and tunnels great again. But the Trump administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan could be wasted if it ignores the predicted affects of climate change. Extreme heat could cause pipes to crack, or melt asphalt. Airports below sea level could be […]
You Can Still Catch an Earth Day Meteor Shower – Space.com
Top off your Earth Day celebrations tonight (April 22) by watching a parade of falling stars: The Lyrid meteor shower peaked this morning about 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), but the display will continue tonight, according to NASA. The Lyrids appear every year around April 20 as Earth passes through the orbital […]
Today’s Earth Day Google Doodle reminds us to take care of the best planet in the Solar System – The Verge
As a space reporter, I spend a significant portion of my time thinking about how to escape Earth and what lies beyond this tiny world of ours. But exciting as it is to dream of walking on other planets, one thing is clear: Earth is by far the best one to live on. Or at […]
March for Science rallies take aim at climate change skepticism, proposed budget cuts – Fox News
March for Science rallies are being help across the country Saturday in response to what organizers and attendees see as increasing attacks on science. “When scientists were told on January 25 to be silent, this rally was conceived,” poet Jane Hirshfield told a rain-soaked crowd at a rally near the Washington Monument, footsteps from […]
Cosmic Speck: See Earth Through Saturn’s Rings in Amazing Cassini Photo – Space.com
The Cassini spacecraft spotted Earth as a bright speck (and the moon as a smaller speck) between Saturn’s broad rings as the craft prepares for its final dive into the ringed planet’s atmosphere. Cassini was 870 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers) from Earth the night of April 12-13 when it snapped this […]
Billions of pounds of plastic filling Arctic waters – Science Recorder
The colored dots indicate where the expedition collected samples. The white section is the polar ice cap. The green lines are currents: the North Atlantic Subtropical Ocean Gyre and the Global Thermohaline Circulation. Infographic by Andres Cozar. Billions of pounds of plastic waste are steadily floating through Arctic waters and threatening one of the ocean’s […]
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is about to plunge between Saturn and its rings — before spiraling into the planet – The Verge
For the last 13 years, a NASA spacecraft the size of a school bus has been whirling around Saturn, collecting data and snapping mesmerizing images of the ringed planet and its icy moons. That vehicle is Cassini, and its exploration of Saturn has led to some of the biggest discoveries ever made about the worlds […]