Curiosity rover adjusts route up Martian mountain
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover climbed a hill Thursday to approach an alternative site for investigating a geological boundary, after a comparable site proved hard to reach.
View ArticleNew book promotes care for Earth's treasures
A new and comprehensive book on how to care for the world's great natural and cultural treasures protected in national parks, written by experts from around the globe, will be launched at The...
View ArticleIndonesia evacuates more villagers from volcano area (Update)
Authorities in western Indonesia on Monday evacuated hundreds of villagers living near a volcano that is spewing hot ash down its slopes almost daily.
View ArticleMt. Everest not safe from climate change
The last two years have witnessed the two deadliest disasters in Everest climbing history, and many say climate change is to blame.
View ArticleMount Everest shifted southwest due to Nepal earthquake
The world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimetres (1.2 inches) to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the country in April, Chinese state media reported Tuesday.
View ArticlePrecarious existence in shadow of Indonesian volcano
When Indonesian farmer Elfi Dalimunthe fled to safety last week as a volcano hurled hot ash and rocks across the sky, it marked the third time she was forced to abandon her home in recent years.
View ArticleAsh from Indonesia volcano blankets provincial capital Medan
Volcanic ash from Indonesia's smoldering Mount Sinabung has blanketed parts of Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatra, forcing residents to wear masks.
View ArticleNASA's Curiosity Mars rover studies rock-layer contact zone
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is examining a valley where at least two types of bedrock meet, for clues about changes in ancient environmental conditions recorded by the rock.
View ArticleJapan launches free Wi-Fi on Mount Fuji
Climbers who reach the summit of Mount Fuji will now be able to share their achievement via free Wi-Fi.
View ArticleMount St. Helens, still steaming, holds the world's newest glacier
Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier continues to grow while most others around the world are shrinking.
View ArticleCuriosity Mars rover tracks sunspots
While busily investigating bedrock types on Mars' Mount Sharp and preparing for a drill test, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has also been looking up frequently to monitor sunspots on the face of the sun...
View ArticleGeologist to study life in an ice cave atop Mount Rainier
Ball State University's Lee Florea will soon be part of an exciting generation of research on glaciers—collecting data from inside an ice cave on an episodically active volcano in the state of Washington.
View ArticleCuriosity discovers Mars rock like none before, sets drill campaign
On the eve of the 3rd anniversary since her nail biting touchdown inside Gale Crater, NASA's car sized Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover has discovered a new type of Martian rock that's...
View ArticleMars panorama from Curiosity shows petrified sand dunes
Some of the dark sandstone in an area being explored by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows texture and inclined bedding structures characteristic of deposits that formed as sand dunes, then were...
View ArticleCuriosity's drill hole and location are picture perfect
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drilled its eighth hole on Mars, and its fifth since reaching Mount Sharp one year ago. The drilling of the hole 2.6-inches (65 millimeters) deep in a...
View ArticleToxic metals exposures lower school scores and slow childhood development
High levels of toxic metals, found in and near mining towns, could be negatively influencing the neurological development of children in these regions, a study led by researchers at Macquarie...
View ArticleVideo: Watch lenticular clouds form in the moonlight
Clouds and moonlight are usually the bane of astronomers and astrophotographers. But on a recent evening at Mount Shasta in northern California, the two combined for a stunning look at usual cloud...
View ArticleWet paleoclimate of Mars revealed by ancient lakes at Gale Crater
We have heard the Mars exploration mantra for more than a decade: follow the water. In a new paper published October 9, 2015, in the journal Science, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team presents...
View ArticleImage: Kilimanjaro captured by Proba-V
A view of the glacier atop Africa's highest peak, as observed by ESA's Proba-V minisatellite.
View ArticleUpgrade helps NASA study mineral veins on Mars
Scientists now have a better understanding about a site with the most chemically diverse mineral veins NASA's Curiosity rover has examined on Mars, thanks in part to a valuable new resource scientists...
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