A team of international scientists say the Thwaites Glacier can rapidly raise sea levels if the ice shelf holding it in place breaks.
Author: Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY
A huge asteroid is about to fly past Earth. If you caught it, you’d be $4.7 billion richer
Bigger than the Eiffel Tower, 4660 Nereus is worth billions of dollars because of its abundance of iron, cobalt and nickel.
China’s moon rover spots a mysterious cube-shaped object, and the internet is intrigued
China’s Yutu 2 rover spotted the mysterious object on its 36th lunar day on the moon, and it will now go investigate what it is.
Navy suspends use of military tank farm above Hawaii aquifer after petroleum leak
Following calls from government officials, the Navy has suspended use of a World War II-era tank farm after petroleum was found in a water sample.
San Francisco restaurant apologizes for denying police officers service, resulting in negative online reviews
Hilda and Jesse received negative reviews for asking uniformed police officers to leave because their weapons made some staff uncomfortable.
These footprints suggest coexistence of more than one type of early humans, new study says
Prints located in the African country of Tanzania belonged to an early human species, different than one previously discovered.
The brightest comet of the year, Leonard, is visible until Christmas. Here’s how to see it.
The Christmas Comet hasn’t been near Earth in over 70,000 years but will be visible this year until Christmas. Here’s how to see comet Leonard.
The Arctic will soon see more rain than snow. Scientists say it may speed up global warming.
Greenland’s summit had rainfall for the first time in recorded history in August. A new study suggest it’ll happen much more often by 2100.
Researchers discover skull of deadly, fast swordfish-like reptile with a 3-foot-long skull
Ichthyosaurs were fast creatures that preyed on small fish. But a recently discovered skull suggests the species was able to eat large prey.
Football field-sized asteroid to approach Earth on Monday night, one of several in the coming weeks
The asteroid 1994 WR12, which is 30 feet bigger than a football field, will be 3.8 million miles away from Earth on Monday night.