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Aurora Borealis May Be Visible in U.S. Northern Tier Tonight, NOAA Announces
The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center run by NOAA has just predicted a visible aurora borealis may appear in the northern US tonight, after...
Which Cities Will Likely Have Clear Skies as Total Solar Eclipse Moves Across the US in Monday’s Spectacle
As Americans prepare for the wondrous celestial spectacle of a total solar eclipse on April 8, cloudy skies or thunderstorms have been forecast for...
Northern Lights Activity Is Sky-High and Space Conditions Could Lead to Greatest Displays in 20 Years
An international team monitoring the activity of the sun has predicted that the next two years will offer some of the most intense and...
Dozens of Messages in Bottles Tossed by a Nantucket Fisherman are Found Around the World
Ms. Cassidy Beach was recently the latest in a long chain of people to be walking along a beach or a harbor and see...
Blue Whales Return to California at Levels Not Seen Since Before the Whaling Industry
Don't call it a comeback, blue whales have been here for years, rocking their peers and putting sailors in fear.
The largest animals on Earth...
Shrimpers and Crabbers Get Paid to Collect Abandoned Traps, Saving Wildlife from Derelict Fishing Hazards
Fishermen in Mississippi are getting paid to collect derelict crab traps, saving wildlife from getting caught in them.
A bounty of $5 is offered for...
Good News in History, April 29
Happy 90th Birthday to Willie Nelson, the prolific American music icon who wrote his first song at age 7. He scored his first number-one...
Utah and California Snowpacks Break All Previous Records–Will Completely Alleviate Droughts
The desert state of Utah is experiencing "a year to remember" in terms of snowfall, with every single part of the state experiencing 130%...
8th Annual Ocean Conference Raises $20 Billion, And Pledges For Marine Protection
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
International delegates attending the eighth annual Our Ocean Conference in Panama March 2-3 have pledged billions to protect the world’s oceans....
U.S. Agency Wants Offshore Oil Companies to Look for Shipwrecks Before They Drill
As part of existing requirements for offshore energy production, 600 shipwrecks have been found in the Gulf of Mexico alone by oil and gas...
Human Chain Formed by Florida Biologists to Save Stranded Dolphin
When a dolphin got lost and swam up a Florida canal, no less than 30 biologists and volunteers formed a human chain to block...
Density of Harmful Chemicals that Damage Ozone Layer Slashed by 50% Since 1980s Levels
Scientists have estimated that at current rates, the hole in the ozone layer will close around 2070.
Levels of chemical emissions from refrigeration and air...
World’s Largest Container Line is Rerouting its Fleet to Avoid Collisions with Endangered Blue Whales
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has taken a major step to help protect blue whales and other cetaceans living and feeding in the waters off...
US Seeking to Protect Largest Underwater Canyon Off New York City For New Marine Sanctuary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comment on potentially designating a new national marine sanctuary in Hudson Canyon off the...
Designer Turns Mussel Shells That Once Clogged London’s Water Pipes into Gorgeous Tile
Some designers in London are taking an invasive mussel species and turning it into beautiful tiling.
Aside from preventing the mussel shells breaking down in...
Chinook Salmon Introduced to Mountain Streams Not Inhabited for 100 Years
The historic reintroduction of Chinook salmon into a California creek this spring will help secure another generation of this iconic species.
State and federal biologists...
Simple Green LED Lights Save Sharks and Turtles from Accidental Bycatch in Fishing Nets
Marine biologists have found that $8 green LED lights affixed to fishermen's gill nets were enough to dissuade huge amounts of sea animals like...
Man Who Found World’s Deepest-Dwelling Octopus and Jellyfish Scores 3-of-a-Kind, With Deepest-Dwelling Squid
There's a dynamic duo of divers out there that can't seem to keep to stop finding tentacled animals in the deepest of undersea zones,...
Scientists Work to Turn the Tide of Oyster and Seagrass Decline in Chesapeake Bay, Often by Hand
The Chesapeake Bay has, despite massive setbacks, continued to return to something resembling a healthy estuarine ecosystem, in no small part because of the...
Explorer Who Found Many Iconic Shipwrecks Like the Titanic Credits Dyslexia For His Success
Not being able to see the world in the same way as others is often considered a drawback, but the view from a different...