Not to toot my own horn, but I know a thing or two about bizarre animals. And I can tell you without a hint of doubt that the bobbit worm is by far the most bizarre. Growing to 10 feet long, the worm digs a burrow in the seafloor, leaving only its…
Jason Steffen studies planets in other solar systems. His most famous work—OK, second-most famous work—was with NASA 's Kepler Mission, a survey of planetary systems. But you're more likely to have heard of Steffen, a professor at the…
Mariam Zakhary, an assistant professor in Mount Sinai Hospital's department of rehabilitation medicine, remembers what 7 pm sounded like in Manhattan last April: residents clapping and cheering for frontline health care workers as they ended their…
In a low-rise building overlooking a busy intersection in Beijing, Ji Rong Wen, a middle-aged scientist with thin-rimmed glasses and a mop of black hair, excitedly describes a project that could advance one of the hottest areas of artificial…
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
– Jan 22, 4:23 AM
Many things become more precious with age. Historical environmental data are priceless when it comes to understanding and predicting changes to Earth's systems. At NCEI, we are the keepers of decades of satellite observations, in situ profiles…
