The federal government will release a major climate change report – Volume II of the National Climate Assessment – on Black Friday.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
A side dish from Siberia? Many are going to freeze on Thanksgiving
Temperatures in the morningwill start off near zero degrees in northern New England and only about 30 degrees in southeastern Virginia, AccuWeather said.
Doomed ‘pinwheel’ star system to explode in spectacular gamma-ray blast, study says
Astronomers have found a unique “pinwheel” star system in our own galaxy, one that will eventually diein a massive explosion the likes of which have never seen before.
How will the bitter cold and howling winds affect the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade?
Despite a forecast of brutal, record-breaking cold on Thursday in New York City, the show –Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade – will go on.
Prehistoric ‘Swiss Army knife’ discovered in China
Forget clubs. Real ‘cave men’ actually used complex tools as far back as 170,000 years ago, a new study said.
Climate change to trigger widespread hazards to Earth and humanity – many at the same time
From human health to the world’s food supply, the threats from climate change are much larger than previously thought.
In search for life on Mars, NASA’s 2020 Rover mission will land in an ancient lakebed
Humans won’t be on it, but now we know where NASA’snext mission to Mars will be landing, the agency announced Monday.
Leonid meteor shower coming to a sky near you this weekend
Be sure to keep an eye to the sky this weekend: The peak of the Leonid meteor shower will be visible across the night sky Saturday and Sunday.
‘Super Earth’ discovered in orbit around a nearby star
A ‘Super Earth’ – a planet much bigger and colder than our world – has beendiscovered in orbit around a nearby star, scientists announced Wednesday.
How do wildfires start? All it takes is a spark
All it takes is a spark. Monstrous, deadly wildfires such as the ones raging in California this week can begin with something simple.