May 25, 2013; 5:00 PM ET A thunderstorm today
As climate change threatens to increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, the prospect of even bigger disaster-related losses alone would make a case for more disaster-proofing investment.
Help for the beleaguered Gowanus Canal has arrived in an unusual form: a floating robot.
Thirteen years of super-sized earthquakes, such as today's (May 24) magnitude-8.3 in Russia, have contaminated GPS sites around the world, a new study finds.
The Irish potato famine that caused mass starvation and approximately 1 million deaths in the mid-19th century was triggered by a newly identified strain of potato blight that has been christened "HERB-1," according to a new study.
A team has developed a model to determine the influences of humans and climate on vegetation changes. Valerie Smock explains what has the greatest effect.
A lost continent off the coast of Brazil may have been found, scientists announced last week.
The beginnings of Monday's (May 20) disastrous tornado in Oklahoma were caught from space by a weather satellite in orbit.
Ever wondered what thunderstorms look like from space? Wonder no longer.
May 24, 2013; 5:00 AM ET Here are a few items you'll definitely want in your cart to keep your Memorial Day festivities green and healthy.
