A look back at 2025, as seen from space. Cameras and instruments on board satellites picked up natural events, human gatherings, and conflict.

The Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman, an ally of Elon Musk who has flown multiple SpaceX missions, as the new NASA administrator on Wednesday.

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards recognize the funniest images in wildlife photography. Here are this year's winners.

National Geographic's annual Pictures of the Year issue features stunning wildlife photos highlighting endangered species and fragile ecosystems.

A winter snowstorm is bringing snow, ice, and potentially record-breaking temperatures across Midwestern and Northeastern states this week.

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex dates back to the height of the Cold War and was built to withstand Soviet nuclear attacks.

Roscosmos confirmed damage to the launchpad in Baikonur on Thursday. Footage of the launch shows its service bay likely fell into an exhaust trench.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wants an AI chip "somewhere in space" in 2027. "Maybe we'll meet a Tesla Roadster," he quipped.

How tall could we really build? After a century of competition, skyscrapers are reaching new extremes.

Dirt, ice, and greenery can all conceal hidden or forgotten cities. Here are five cities that were rediscovered through technology or by chance.

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes and needle-like teeth.

Since 1962, a fire has burned beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-bustling mining town that is now home to only a handful of residents.

Scientists have hypotheses about some of nature's biggest mysteries but are still working on proof. Some beautiful phenomena can't be explained yet.

Billionaire Bill Gates emphasized climate change's impact on poor countries and called for a focus on poverty and disease rather than emission goals.

Life-sciences real estate, once a pandemic-era star, is grappling with record vacancies, shrinking funding, and overbuilding across top biotech hubs.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is reportedly in a power struggle with Jared Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally, over who will lead NASA.

Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy said opening up the contract to other companies will help America beat China in the race back to the moon.

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

The northernmost town in the world, Longyearbyen, is 800 miles from the North Pole, but home to over 2,000 people.

The northernmost town in the world, Longyearbyen, is 800 miles from the North Pole, but home to over 2,000 people.

Whether it is salt flats in Bolivia or rock formations in Arizona, nature never ceases to amaze.

Jane Goodall's powers of observation revealed facts scholars had overlooked for years. She died at 91 on October 1.

The International Space Station, at 250 miles above Earth, can see some of the world's most spectacular landmarks, both natural and man-made.

Life on the International Space Station isn't always easy. There's not a lot of room, no showers, and no laundry. Photos show how astronauts live.

Submersibles captured images of the Titanic wreck to create a "digital twin" of the ship. Researchers are using it to explore the Titanic's mysteries.

The Titanic, which sank in 1912, was found on September 1, 1985, during a Navy search for two missing nuclear submarines.

New details about the mysterious disappearance of Konrad 'Koni' Steffen, a pioneering climate scientist, who vanished on Greenland's melting ice sheet, raising urgent questions about climate change's dangers.

During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt created a tree army. Civilians planted trees, built dams, and transformed state and national parks.

In June, a man in Georgia narrowly missed being hit by a meteorite. In 1954, a woman actually was.

Despite all the buzz around space tourism and giant rockets that can get us to the moon and beyond, life in space is still a long shot. Here's why.

On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Explore the unsolved problems with space habitation as experts discuss radiation, gravity, and building bases on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Delays, bumpy rides, and even the cost of flying could get worse as the climate crisis escalates.

A huge earthquake and tsunami will someday hit the Pacific Northwest. Predictions of the "Big One" are terrifying, and the government is not prepared.

Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.

In a letter to NASA's interim chief, Sean Duffy, the group slammed "wasteful changes" that undermine NASA's core mission.

Mark Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan, said GPUs are key to recruiting for the couple's philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

The Manhattan Project's Trinity test bomb detonated on July 16, 1945. The light, noise, shockwave, and fallout cloud were impossible to keep secret.

With Elon Musk on the political outskirts, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck told BI customers value his company's simple focus on rockets and satellites.

Researchers are using large language models to decode the communication patterns of animals.

A heat wave is underway across parts of the country, but some states had their hottest day on record decades ago.

SpaceX's flagship Starship model suffered its fourth explosion this year. NASA expects the company to put astronauts on the moon by 2027.

In 2024, Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic rainfall to North Carolina, causing flooding and landslides.