We know that human sperm like to keep cool. And according to a new study,male fertility could decline astemperatures soar due to global warming.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
‘God help us!’ Tens of thousands flee ‘very dangerous’ northern California wildfire
A fast-growing wildfire has forced tens of thousands of residents from their homes in northern California. It’s burning about 60 football fields per minute.
Earliest cave paintings of animal discovered in Indonesia, dating back 40,000 years
The world’s earliest-known cave painting of an animal, discovered on Borneo in Indonesia, dates back to at least 40,000 years ago, a new study says.
Wait, what? The polar vortex is coming in November; Arctic blast forecast for central, eastern US
A chunk of the polar vortex is forecast to slide over the central and eastern U.S. over the next few days, marking its first unwelcome visit of the season.
Election Day sign? Rainbow appears near U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington
After a dismally rainy day and abruising election season, an unusually serene event occurred over the U.S. Capitol just before sunset on Tuesday: A spectacular rainbow.
Good environmental news, for once: The ozone layer is healing thanks to worldwide cooperation
Finally some good news from the environment. The ozone layer – which protects us from the sun’s harmful radiation – is slowly healing, the United Nations said.
Why do we turn the clocks back? Daylight saving time is ending. Here are answers to your questions
Daylight saving time ends the first Sunday in November. But why do we turn the clocks back? And when did daylight saving time start? Here’s 5 facts.
Giant ‘waves’ in the sky wreak havoc on our weather, study says
The odd behavior of the jet stream appears to causemore wild and extreme summertime weather for us Earthlings.
93 percent of the world’s children breathe toxic, polluted air each day
Nearly 2 billion children – about 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 – breathe toxic, putrid air, a new report said.
Fall foliage: As East ‘disappoints,’ the West is best
Although the fall foliage season has been a ”dud’ so far in parts of the East, leaf-peepers in the western U.S. are enjoying apretty good season.