Ferocious winds from a potent ‘bomb cyclone’ roared across the eastern U.S. Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses powerless.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
‘It’s snowing in Hollywood!’ Snowflakes seen in and around Los Angeles
Forget the red carpet Sunday, the Oscars may have a white carpet!
What killed the dinosaurs? An asteroid or volcanoes? Or both?
Maybe it wasn’t just the asteroid that killed off most of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago: Research reveals howvolcanoes may have played a role.
Minneapolis endures snowiest February on record, with blizzard possible this weekend
Sure, we all know it snows in Minnesota, but this month it’s been over the top, with 31.5 inches of snow as of Wednesday.
Neptune’s new moon Hippocamp is so tiny that it wasn’t detected in 1989 during flyby, scientists report
A new moon was found near Neptune, joining the other 13 we knewabout. It’s so small that it wasn’t detected during the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989.
Why did Stonehenge’s massive rocks come from Wales, 180 miles away?
Scientists have discovered the exact location of the quarries where many of Stonehenge’s massive stones came from, a new study released Tuesday said.
Supermoon? Snow Moon? Full moon? Whatever you call it, a lunar spectacle is coming soon
Whether you call it full, snow or super, the biggest, brightest moon of the year is coming to a sky near you Tuesday.
El Niño finally forms, what does this mean for our weather?
During an El Niño, water temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean get a few degrees warmer than average for an extended period of time – typically at least three to five months.
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day: Newly discovered dinosaur had heart-shaped tail
The dinosaur that wears its “heart” on its tail provides new clues to how ecosystems evolved in Africa, a new study suggests.
By 2080, global warming will make New York City feel like Arkansas
Because ofglobal warming, hundreds of millions of Americans will have to adapt to dramatically new climates by 2080, astudy suggests.