Articles by

Nikk Ogasa

Life-saving research on extreme heat comes under fire

Located just a few hours’ drive from the Canadian border, Missoula, Mont. is not known for sweltering...

As wildfires worsen, science can help communities avoid destruction

Bright flecks of burning wood stream through the smoky air and toward a hapless house. Before the...

Salt can turn frozen water into a weak power source

Salt, ice and some oomph — these three simple ingredients are all that’s needed to make waste-free...

Useful metals get unearthed in U.S. mines, then they’re tossed

Many useful metals unearthed from U.S. mines are discarded. When mining operations dig for valuable metals, they...

See how aerosols loft through Earth’s sky

The sky abounds with aerosols, tiny particles with large sway over Earth’s temperature. A new NASA visualization...

A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Grand Canyon

An ancient cradle of evolution may have been discovered in the striped cliffs of the Grand Canyon....

Why devastating tsunamis didn’t follow the Russia earthquake

When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia on July 29,...

Harmful heat doesn’t always come in waves

In recent weeks, extreme heat waves have broiled the United States, China and Europe. But scientists are...