Humans won’t be on it, but now we know where NASA’snext mission to Mars will be landing, the agency announced Monday.
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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.
Cold turkey in the East, soggy in California: How weather will impact your Thanksgiving
If you’re traveling, rough weather could cause headaches in a few locations. For Thanksgiving itself, bone-chilling cold will be the main story.
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.
Deadly winter storm roaring from Deep South to New England; 80 million brace for snow, ice, sleet
A deadly winter storm will bring a messy mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to portions of the central and eastern U.S. over the next two days.
‘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.
Sperm don’t like heat, so climate change could damage male fertility, study says
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.
‘God help us!’ A pair of California wildfires are raging out of control
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.