Strange ice rings in Siberia’s Lake Baikal have puzzled scientists for decades, but now the mystery apparently has been solved.
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Warm water discovered beneath Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier, scientists say
Scientists have found warm water underneath the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, which could speed up the melting of the Florida-sized block of ice.
New global temperature record is ‘likely’ within the next five years, report says
The world will set a new temperature record within the next five years, scientists from the United Kingdom’s Met Office said Thursday.
We can now hear the voice of a mummy 3,000 years after the Egyptian priest last spoke
Using 3D printing and medical scanners, scientists have recreated the voice of an ancient 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
How close are we to Doomsday? We’ll find out Thursday.
Thursday morning, the folks who keep track of the “Doomsday Clock” will tell us how close we are to midnight.
The night the iguanas fell: Cold snap chills Florida, and lizard meat is up for sale
The weather in Florida has been so cold, iguanas are falling from trees. People are selling their meat.
‘Falling iguana’ alert issued in Florida due to cold temperatures: ‘Don’t assume that they’re dead’
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued an unofficial warning for falling iguanas tonight due to an unusual cold snap in the Sunshine State.
Scientists just discovered that an asteroid may have ended ‘Snowball Earth’ 2.2 billion years ago
Some 2.2 billion years ago, an asteroid slammed into the Earth, leaving behind a massive, 43-mile-wide crater in what’s now Western Australia.
Good news for beachgoers: Shark attacks decreased in the US and worldwide for second year
For the second year in a row, shark attacks were down again in the U.S. and worldwide in 2019.
Nearly 90 million under winter weather alert as sprawling storm picks up across US
Forecasters say blizzards are expected for the Upper Midwest. By Saturday, snow is expected in Pennsylvania, New York and much of New England.