Be sure to keep an eye to the sky this weekend: The peak of the Leonid meteor shower will be visible across the night sky Saturday and Sunday.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
‘Super Earth’ discovered in orbit around a nearby star
A ‘Super Earth’ – a planet much bigger and colder than our world – has beendiscovered in orbit around a nearby star, scientists announced Wednesday.
Winter storm to roar from Deep South to New England; 80 million brace for snow, ice, sleet
A winter storm will bring a messy mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to portions of the central and eastern U.S. over the next two days.
Sperm don’t like heat, so climate change could damage male fertility, study says
We know that human sperm like to keep cool. And according to a new study,male fertility could decline astemperatures soar due to global warming.
How do wildfires start? All it takes is a spark
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‘God help us!’ A pair of California wildfires are raging out of control
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Earliest cave paintings of animal discovered in Indonesia, dating back 40,000 years
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Wait, what? The polar vortex is coming in November; Arctic blast forecast for central, eastern US
A chunk of the polar vortex is forecast to slide over the central and eastern U.S. over the next few days, marking its first unwelcome visit of the season.
Election Day sign? Rainbow appears near U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington
After a dismally rainy day and abruising election season, an unusually serene event occurred over the U.S. Capitol just before sunset on Tuesday: A spectacular rainbow.
Good environmental news, for once: The ozone layer is healing thanks to worldwide cooperation
Finally some good news from the environment. The ozone layer – which protects us from the sun’s harmful radiation – is slowly healing, the United Nations said.