Some of the world’s cloudscould disappearif the carbon dioxide we keep pumping intoour atmosphere soars to extreme levels, a new study suggests.
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‘Bomb cyclone’ strikes: 650,000 powerless from fierce winds
Ferocious winds from a potent ‘bomb cyclone’ roared across the eastern U.S. Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses powerless.
Neptune’s new moon Hippocamp is so tiny that it wasn’t detected in 1989 during flyby, scientists report
A new moon was found near Neptune, joining the other 13 we knewabout. It’s so small that it wasn’t detected during the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989.
Why did Stonehenge’s massive rocks come from Wales, 180 miles away?
Scientists discovered the exact location of the quarries where many of Stonehenge’s massive stones came from, a new study said.
Super Moon? Snow Moon? Full moon? Whatever you call it, a lunar spectacle is coming tonight
Whether you call it full, snow or super, the biggest, brightest moon of the year is coming to a sky near you tonight
Just in time for Valentine’s Day: Newly discovered dinosaur had heart-shaped tail
The dinosaur that wears its “heart” on its tail provides new clues to how ecosystems evolved in Africa, a new study suggests.
Winter storm warnings posted as more snow heads for Hawaii’s mountains
Days after a weekend storm dumped rare snow on Maui, another wintry systemis forecast Wednesday and Thursday for the tropical island chain.
Wreck of long-lost WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet found after 76 years, nearly 17,500 feet under water
For 76 years, she lay on the ocean floor, a quiet tomb for 140 sailors who died the day she sank. Now, for the first time since then, humans have laid eyes on the Hornet.
By 2080, global warming will make New York City feel like Arkansas
Because ofglobal warming, hundreds of millions of Americans will have to adapt to dramatically new climates by 2080, astudy suggests.
Stonehenge mystery solved? Prehistoric French may have inspired it and other European megaliths
A new study suggests that an ancient culture in what’s now the Brittany region of northwestFrance may have begun building themegaliths some 7,000 years ago.