Thanks to a geomagnetic storm from the sun, skywatchers across the far northern U.S. and most of Canada this week could see the aurora borealis, aka the northern lights.
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Deepest dump? American explorer spots plastic garbage in world’s deepest ocean
We know Mount Everest is littered with tons of trash. Now we know garbage has also been spotted at the world’s deepest ocean depth.
The moon is shrinking and quaking. Is this something to worry about?
Scientists Monday gave us the unsettling news that our favorite natural satellite, the moon, is shrinking, according to a study.
Worldwide rise in obesity driven by country dwellers, study finds
Country folks have driven the recent global rise in obesity, a study says.This contradicts the thinking that links being overweight with urban living.
Alive before Jesus’ birth, a 2600-year-old tree in North Carolina is one of USA’s oldest
While wars and storms roar around it, the tree has been alive for over 2,600 years, quietly growing along the banks of a river southeast of Raleigh.
Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year
Global alcohol use continues to rise, a new study reports, and is expected to continue to grow in the years ahead. In fact, just in the past 30 years, the total volume of alcohol humans consumed globally per year increased by a whopping 70%.
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Meet T. rex’s teeny-tiny cousin: 3-foot tall tyrannosaur fossil discovered
Sure, we’ve all seen the monstrous T-rexes running amok in “Jurassic Park” and other movies. It turns outthey weren’t all huge behemoths.
Nature in worst shape in human history with 1 million species at risk of extinction, massive UN report warns
In a sweeping, first-of-its-kind report, the United Nations says more species now are threatened with extinction than at any time in human history.
‘The universe is a violent place:’ Black hole collides with neutron star, scientists say
Forget Game of Thrones, now we may havedetected areal-life “battle” going on in outer space between a black hole and a neutron star.
Yes, there’s a total eclipse of the sun two months from today
If you’ve still got leftover solar eclipse fever from 2017, there’s another one ‘on the horizon.’