Some models show the system that could become Tropical Storm Humberto intensifying into a hurricane off the Southeast coast by early next week.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
It came from outer space: Newly discovered comet is likely interstellar visitor
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First water detected on potentially ‘habitable’ planet
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What would the Earth be like without the Amazon rainforest?
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The hurricane season has been rather quiet. Will it last?
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Scientists detect a black hole swallowing a neutron star ‘like Pac-man’
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