At a Glance Several glaciers exist near the equator at high elevations in the Indonesian province of Papua.NASA has documented decades of retreat from these glaciers.Some have lost all their ice, while others are retreating rapidly. There are glaciers – and snowfall – near the equator, for a limited time only. Images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show the , a towering peak in the Indonesian province of Papua. Over the course of just a few decades, severalglaciers near the...

It’s not just cars anymore. A new NOAA-led study finds household products account for just as much air pollution as vehicles. ...

At a Glance The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the United States Fish and Wildlife Services protection of a rare frog.The dusky gopher frog is one of the most endangered species in the world.Edward Poitevent, the owner of the land, says the frog doesn't live on his property so it shouldn't be designated "critical habitat."Joseph Pechmann, a frog expert, says it's important to protect the land to ensure the survival of the species. A legal dispute over...

This boat can take a beating from almost any wave. Check out “Thunder Child,” the boat that doesn’t capsize. ...

A view of what should be miles and miles of Arctic ice. Instead, the ice is broken up with open water. (NOAA) At a Glance Thelowest amount of sea icein the 39 years of satellite observations was recorded in January.The ice cover in the Arctic was 525,000 square miles less than average, which is equivalent to an area the size of Texas and California combined. The amount of ice covering the Arctic is at its lowest level ever recorded for...

Researchers and farmers are banding together to study a group of viruses killing off cacao trees in West Africa. ...

This undated photo released by Mexico's National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH) shows a diver from the Great Mayan Aquifer project looking at human remains believed to be from the Pleistocene era, in the Sac Actun underwater cave system, where Mayan and Pleistocene bones and cultural artifacts have been found submerged, near Tulum, Mexico. Mexican experts said Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, that the recently mapped Sac Actun cave system "is probably the most important underwater archaeological site in the world,"...

Volcanic ash can sandblast and choke plane engines, even cause them to fail. ...

People are giving up something a little different for Lent this year, plastic. Many heeding the call of the Church of England, who urged parishioners to forgo the product. ...

Experts say deaths related to human-caused climate change will soar to 250,000 a year by 2050. (DKAR Images via Getty Images) At a Glance Comments from researchers at a recent conference on health and climate change aligned with World Health Organization's predictions.According to WHO, 250,000 people will die each year as a result of climate change. Death rates as a result of climate change could top a quarter of amillion a year by 2050, according to experts and the World...

At a Glance Tidal wetlands in California and Oregon are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise.Researchers say nearly all salt marshes along West Coast will disappear by the turn of the century.The loss of West Coast salt marshes could have an ecological cascading effect on breeding and food systems for fish and birds. Tidal wetlands along the West Coast, particularly those in California and Oregon, will disappear by the turn of the century as seas continue to rise, a new...

At a Glance Greenland's northernmost weather station reported bizarre warmth in recent days as a heat wave grips the Arctic.The recent wave of warm weather has brought temperatures almost 40 degrees above average.That means some areas are spending several days above freezing when they should be below zero. Arctic temperatures remain bizarrely high in what has been a prolonged blast of relative warmth, which has been confirmed by Greenland's northernmost weather station. Temperatures have spiked to more than 40 degrees...

Scientists say the shrinking Amazon Rainforest is near a tipping point, the point when it no longer would be able to sustain itself through its hydrological cycle, and more than half of it would become a savannah. ...