Strange ice rings in Siberia’s Lake Baikal have puzzled scientists for decades, but now the mystery apparently has been solved.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Winter weather is back: Snowstorm wallops West, heads for central, eastern U.S.
A potent winter storm that dumped heavy snow on the Rockies Monday will crawl toward the central and eastern U.S. this week, weather forecasts say.
Lunacy! We have 13 full moons to look forward to in 2020. Here’s when you can see them.
Moonwatchers will have a special year in 2020, with 13 full moons to brighten the night sky including two supermoons and four lunar eclipses.
Warm water discovered beneath Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier, scientists say
Scientists have found warm water underneath the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, which could speed up the melting of the Florida-sized block of ice.
New global temperature record is ‘likely’ within the next five years, report says
The world will set a new temperature record within the next five years, scientists from the United Kingdom’s Met Office said Thursday.
Walking sharks discovered near Australia but there’s no need to head for the hills
Four new species of sharks that use their fins to walk have been discovered in waters off of northern Australia and New Guinea, according to a new study.
We can now hear the voice of a mummy 3,000 years after the Egyptian priest last spoke
Using 3D printing and medical scanners, scientists have recreated the voice of an ancient 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
Doomsday clock is 100 seconds to midnight thanks to nuclear threats and climate change
The Doomsday clock is 100 seconds to “midnight” thanks to the threat of nuclear war and climate change.
‘Falling iguana’ alert issued in Florida due to cold temperatures: ‘Don’t assume that they’re dead’
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued an unofficial warning for falling iguanas tonight due to an unusual cold snap in the Sunshine State.
Scientists just discovered that an asteroid may have ended ‘Snowball Earth’ 2.2 billion years ago
Some 2.2 billion years ago, an asteroid slammed into the Earth, leaving behind a massive, 43-mile-wide crater in what’s now Western Australia.