The world will set a new temperature record within the next five years, scientists from the United Kingdom’s Met Office said Thursday.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
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
Monarch butterfly population at critically low levels in California
The population of monarch butterflies overwintering in California remains at critically low levels for a second straight year, an environmental group said.
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.
Study: ‘Blob’ of hot water killed a million seabirds in Pacific
The birds – a species known as the common murre – likely died of starvation due to the warm water, which severely disrupted the birds’ food supply.
‘Hazardous’ travel ahead: Weekend winter storm to wallop Midwest and Northeast with snow and ice
A winter storm will dump snow and ice across a wide swath of the northern USA on Friday and into the weekend.
Prepare for severe weather this weekend: Massive storm to bring tornadoes, floods, snow, ice
A large, powerhouse storm is poised to deliver a variety of nasty weather across the U.S. starting this weekend.
950 earthquakes have hit Puerto Rico so far this year. Why? Blame it on an ‘earthquake swarm’
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake – and 950 smaller ones – have hit Puerto Rico in the first 10 days of January 2020. So why is this happening?
Over 1 billion animals feared dead in Australian wildfires, experts say
The World Wildlife Fund in Australia estimates that as many as 1.25 billion animals may have been killed directly or indirectly from fires that have scorched Australia.
‘Difficult or impossible travel’: Winter storm wreaks havoc from Midwest to Northeast
A sprawling winter storm continued to deliver snow, ice and wind to much of the Midwest and Northeast on Monday, wreaking havoc with travelers.