Why birds sing in the spring

Day length, sunlight and instinct give the birds their seasonal cue

Huge black hole at galaxy's center seen in first-ever images

Using telescopes worldwide, astronomers have captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

Smile! First images arrive from new GOES-18 weather satellite

For meteorologists, Wednesday was like getting that new smartphone with the latest advancements in camera technology, only on a global scale.

NASA, Boeing says uncrewed flight test of Starliner capsule a go for next week

NASA and Boeing have announced that they intend to proceed with the second uncrewed flight test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft next week, as part of the space agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

Cleaner air leads to more hurricanes in the Atlantic, study finds

A new study links how many hurricanes form worldwide to air pollution levels. Wednesday's study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says cleaner air in Europe and the United States is helping trigger a dramatic increase in the number of Atlantic hurricanes.

Wild cat waits as alligator crosses path in Florida

Darren J. Casteel was doing a 10-mile run on Panther Point Trail in Winter Haven when he snapped the photo.

'Most intense' solar flare captured on stunning imagery

On Tuesday, a strong solar flare erupted from the sun, sending energy across the galaxy, which made for spectacular imagery of the invisible light.

Sun will not set until August in northern Alaska

The sun rose over Utqiaġvik, Alaska, at 2:58 a.m. AKDT on Tuesday and will not set again until August 2.

Groups sue EPA over water quality, 'catastrophic' manatee deaths in Florida

The number of manatee deaths in Florida leaped to 1,101 last year, after averaging 625 the prior five years. The state had already recorded 537 deaths through April 29 this year.

FWC: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle, 12th death of 2022

The remains of the 2-year-old females panther were found Tuesday near Fish Eating Creek Wildlife Management Area in Glades County, wildlife officials said.