August 2012 was the globe's 4th warmest August on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). NASA rated August 2012 the 6th ...

Wednesday, August 15, 2012: The balloon carrying the Red Bull Stratos capsule rises during the second manned test flight in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on July 25, 2012. In this mission, Austrian pilot ...

Unlike the overall labor force, young adults saw unemployment rates rise in the month of August. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a disappointing employment report this morning, showing job ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — August 6, 2012, is a date planetary scientists have been waiting a long time for — more than eight years, in fact. In April 2004, NASA invited proposals for instrumentation for its ...

There is never a dull month when it comes to extreme weather and August 2012 was no exception. The month began with a massive flood in Manila, Philippines and an intense heat wave in the south-central ...

Wednesday, August 29, 2012: Astrophotographer Jeff Berkes caught this Perseid meteor over the Kilauea Volcano, on Hawaii's Big Island in 2010. [See more of Berkes' Amazing Night Sky Photos] — Tom Chao ...