Arizona’s Grand Canyon may be awe-inspiring, but it’s just “a scratch” compared to the Valles Marineris Canyon on Mars, new photos reveal.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
New Year’s Eve weather forecast: Snowy, stormy across southern U.S.
A snowy, damp and stormy New Year’s Eve 2020 is in store for much of the South, forecasters predict.
New Year’s Eve forecast: Soggy, stormy across the South
Heavy rain and even strong-to-severe storms will be possible across the South throughout the day and into the nighttime hours on Thursday.
2020 was an extreme year for Earth’s temperatures. But was it the hottest on record? It depends.
Climate scientists are poring over global temperature data, trying to determine if 2020 will surpass 2016 as the planet’s warmest year on record.
Soggy celebrations? Here’s your New Year’s Eve weather forecast
Fitting for the last day of 2020, a pair of storms could put a damper on New Year’s Eve celebrations across large portions of the U.S.
With some parts of the US ‘feeling like the North Pole,’ here’s who might get a white Christmas this year
After a mild, soggy Christmas Eve across a large portion of the eastern U.S., much colder weather is in store for Christmas Day.
‘Endless’ wildfire season sets record as more winds threaten power outages in Southern California
With another Santa Ana wind event forecast in beleaguered Southern California this week, 2020 is turning into the wildfire season that just won’t end.
The coronavirus vaccine wasn’t the only amazing discovery: A look at all the ways science thrived in 2020
2020 was an amazing year for science, and not just because of the COVID-19 vaccine. A look at the discoveries we made, from ancient fossils to space.
Deadly winter storm brings nearly 4 feet of snow to some areas of the Northeast, and there’s more to come
Snow totals neared 4 feet Thursday in some areas as the season’s first major winter storm slowly moved off the East Coast.
‘A serious threat’: Plastics we use every day are leaching hazardous chemicals, report says
The plastics we use every day contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including chemicals that threaten human health, a new report says.