2017 Is Slated to Be in Top 3 Hottest Years of All Time

The year isn't over yet, but 2017 is already expected to be the second- or third-hottest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today (Nov. 6) at the United Nations climate change conference in Bonn, Germany. 

From January to September 2017, the average global temperature was 1.98 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) above preindustrial levels, according to the WMO, which is an agency within the United Nations.

2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988: NASA

WASHINGTON: The hole in Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, NASA satellite measurements from this year have revealed.

NASA finds potential 'cradle of life' on Mars in shocking discovery

A recent discovery made by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows the evidence of ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits that may offer clues about life on the Red Planet and Earth as well.

LiFi – Lighting Up The Digital Highway System

(Inside Science) -- Move over, Wi-Fi. Make room for LiFi -- a wireless technology that transmits data using light. The potential for this high-speed technology to change everything about the way we use the internet, and send and receive data is huge.

Nasa finds 20 potentially habitable worlds 'hiding in plain sight'

Scientists have found a full 20 new planets that could support life, suggesting there are more habitable worlds out there than we’d thought.