If you’ve still got leftover solar eclipse fever from 2017, there’s another one ‘on the horizon.’
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The secret was in the trees. Humans are making droughts worse
The secret was in the trees. Looking at tree rings from ancient trees, scientists in a new study say they’ve finally foundthe fingerprint of human-caused global warming on drought.
Jawbone of prehistoric human ‘cousin’ Denisovan discovered in Tibet
The jawbone the monk discovered decades agowasn’t from a donkey. Instead, the 160,000-year-oldfossil was from a Denisovan, a long-extinct, sister group of Neandertals
Shoot for the stars this weekend: Spring’s best meteor shower will peak with the Eta Aquarids
The Eta Aquarid meteors, also known as the Aquarids, are known for their speed. These meteors are fast — traveling at about 148,000 mph into Earth’s atmosphere.
‘Crowded out of existence’: Up to 1M species at risk of extinction because of human activities, report says
Up to a millionspecies are at risk of extinction because of human activities, a United Nations report warns.
Spy games? Russia could be using beluga whales for military purposes
A whale hasbeen discovered in waters near Norway with tight harnesses on it, which could have been attachedby the Russian military.
Say it ain’t snow: Winter storm to pound 4 million people across 1,200 miles of Midwest this weekend
A potent late-April snowstorm is forecast to dump up to 9inches of snow across a 1,200-milestripeof the Midwest and Great Lakes states over the weekend.
Violent storms, floods, tornadoes leave 5 dead in South
Violent storms unleashed floods and tornadoesacross Texas and Louisiana Wednesday and Thursday, leaving at least five people dead.
Weird prehistoric creature was ‘strangest crab that ever lived,’ with a ‘hodgepodge of body parts’
Crabs are already among the freakiest-looking animals we encounter, so it’s no surprise their ancestors were bizarre, too.
‘Unprecedented, catastrophic:’ Cyclone Kenneth slams into storm-battered Mozambique
Cyclone Kennethslammed into northeastern Mozambique on Thursday, only six weeks after Cyclone Idairavagedthe African nation.