NASA’s unmanned New Horizon spacecraft, now zooming into outer space beyond Pluto, willfly by a small space rock known as Ultima Thule on New Year’s.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Ancient Antarctic ice sheet collapse could happen again, triggering a new global flood
Tens of thousands of years ago, agiant ice sheet in Antarctic melted, raising sea levels by up to 30 feet around the world. It could happen again.
Farout: Scientists discover most distant object in solar system
Astronomers have discovered the most distant object in the solar system. It’sabout 11 billion miles from the sun.
The winter solstice is Friday. Get ready for the longest night of the year.
The solstice occurs at the same instant everywhere on Earth. In the United States, it happens at 5:23 p.m. ET Friday.
Christmas travel weather forecast: Mostly wet, but not white, for travelers this week
If you’re one of the 112 million Americans traveling for Christmas, a soaking rainstorm could lead to air and road headaches later this week.
Teen activist to UN climate negotiators: ‘You are not mature enough to tell it like it is’
A 15-year-old stole the show at a UN climate conference in Poland late last week.
El Niño given ’90 percent’ chance of forming this winter
El Niño is still warming up in the bullpen. The infamous climate troublemaker, long promised to develop this winter, still hasn’t officially arrived.
El Niños to strengthen because of global warming, will cause ‘more extreme weather’, study says
El Niños will be stronger and more frequent in the decades ahead due to global warming, a study released Wednesday said.
Fentanyl now America’s deadliest drug, federal health officials say
Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, federal health officials announced Wednesday, with over 18,000 overdose deaths in 2016.
Arctic’s ‘unparalleled’ warmth brings region into ‘uncharted territory’
Due to climate change, temperatures in the Arctic are among the warmest on record, and the amount of sea ice there is close to its all-time lowest level.