Could giant “dual-purpose” concrete umbrellas provide shade on sunny days and then transform into protective barriers on stormy days?
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The biggest and brightest full moon of 2020 will be a pink supermoon Tuesday night
Here’s some good news amid the coronavirus: You’ll get to see the brightest full moon of 2020 on April 7.
Over 80 million people at risk for severe storms, possible tornado outbreak, in the Midwest
In all, over 80 million people may be at risk for severe thunderstorms at some point Saturday, the Storm Prediction Center said.
Neanderthals didn’t just hunt mammoths. They actually knew how to fish, researchers discover.
A new study suggests that Neanderthals were skilled fishermen and that seafood was a key ingredient in their diets.
5.0 magnitude earthquake rattles West Texas: ‘Like the vibration of a train, but bigger’
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rattled West Texas on Thursday. Residents of El Paso, about 175 miles west of the reported epicenter, felt the quake.
Scientists discover an ancient wormlike creature that’s the ancestor of all animals – including us
Scientists have discovered a fossil of our earliest ancestor: A tiny, wormlike creature that lived about 555 million years ago.
Antarctic glacier retreated 3 miles in 22 years, threatening global sea-level rise
As the global climate heats up, the great ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica are rapidly melting. And researchers are getting concerned.
An outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes expected across central, southern US
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms, which includes the possibility of tornadoes, could erupt over portions of the central and southern U.S.
Oldest bird fossil discovered, nicknamed ‘wonderchicken’
The oldest fossil of a modern bird, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been discovered by an international team of paleontologists.
Could the coronavirus actually be saving lives in some parts of the world because of reduced pollution?
Is there any “good news” related to the coronavirus? Perhaps, in reduced pollution and carbon emissions – and in some places, lives saved.