El Niño is forecast to continue through the summer and possibly into the fall, federal forecasters announced, which could weaken theAtlantic hurricane season.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Oh, yuck! You’re eating about a credit card’s worth of plastic every week
You’re eating, swallowing or breathing in about 2,000 tiny pieces of plastic each week, a new study suggests, the equivalent of one credit card.
‘Stoned-age?’ People smoked weed 2,500 years ago, earliest use yet discovered
Some 2,500 years ago, in present-day China, people used cannabis to get high during rituals, scientists announced in a new study published Wednesday.
120 degrees in the shade?! Record-breaking, ‘dangerous’ heat wave bakes western U.S.
Folks in the western U.S. are sweltering under an unusually intense June heat wave, with temperatures soaring to record highs all the way from Oregon to Arizona.
Maybe we are alone after all: Planets that could sustain alien life much rarer than thought
So, maybe we are alone after all. The number of planets in the universe that could sustain life is much smaller than had been thought, scientists said.
Near-record ‘dead zone’ predicted in the Gulf of Mexico this summer
The Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ – a region of oxygen-depleted water that’s harmful to sea life – will be the second-largest on record this summer.
Jupiter will be so close tonight, its moons will be visible with binoculars
Skywatchers, Mondaynight is your best chance of the year to get a close look at Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system.
Limiting climate change would prevent thousands of heat-related deaths in U.S.
Summer heat will get worse as the globe warms, so putting the brakes on climate change by reducing carbon emissions will be a lifesaver, study says.
Smoky skies? Red sunsets? Blame Canada.
Smoke from distant Canadian wildfires has made its way across the United States the past few days, bringing hazy skies and colorful sunsets.
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels are highest they’ve been in millions of years
Carbon dioxide – the gas scientists say is most responsible for global warming – peaked again at record levels last month, scientists announced.