On Wednesday, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activistwas nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.Friday, her
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Ancient Stonehenge celebrations unearthed with pigs hauled hundreds of miles to huge feasts from 4,500 years ago
Hauling pigs all the way from Scotland to near Stonehenge, ancient Brits really knew how to throw a party 4,500 years ago.
Roughly 2,700 years ago, an unusually powerful solar storm swept past the Earth
The only visible effect on Earth from space weather istypically the aurora borealis, or northern lights, across Canada and the northern USA.
UN’s ‘dire’ warning: Act now on Earth’s environment as human health ‘increasingly threatened’
A United Nations report said ‘damage to the planet is so dire that people’s health will be increasingly threatened unless urgent action is taken.’
‘Epic’ bomb cyclone hits central US with heavy snow, winds; Colorado trooper killed
A powerful storm is unleashing a ferocious mix of snow, rain and wind across the central USA.
Study finds a race gap in air pollution — whites largely cause it; blacks and Hispanics breathe it
New research quantifies for the first time the racial gap between who causes bad air quality – and who breathes the pollution.
Wild weather weekend to bring blizzard for Midwest, possible tornadoes in Southeast
A massive storm will bring wild weather to the U.S. this weekend:blizzard conditions in the Midwest and the chance for tornadoes in the South.
What is ‘chimp culture’ and how are humans messing it up?
Chimps’ tool use, unique social groups are disappearing because of disturbances from humans.
Freaky February: A wild, weird month for weather, from heat and cold to snow and rain
It’s the shortest month of the year, but February 2019 had more than its share of weird and wild weather, setting records for heat, cold, rain and snow.
March roars in like a lion: Millions to endure coast-to-coast snow, then ‘punishing’ blast of record cold
March is definitely coming in like a lion over the next few days. A winter storm will spread snow along a 2,500-mile path from California to Maine.