Does anybody really know what time it is? Well, yes: The folks who keep track of the “Doomsday Clock,” and they’ll let us know Thursday.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Greenland ice melting faster than scientists had thought, nears ‘tipping point’
Ice on Greenland is melting four times faster than it did just 16 years ago, a new study reports.
Saturn’s famous rings are a ‘recent’ addition to the giant planet
They’re the solar system’s most iconic feature, but Saturn’s glorious rings haven’t always been there, a new study suggests.
What to eat to save the planet: Report urges ‘radical changes’ to world’s diet — less meat, more veggies
Around the world, humans eat far too much red meat and sugar, and nowhere near enough nuts, fruitsand vegetables, according to a report.
Trouble brewing? World’s most popular coffee species at risk of extinction due to global warming
About 60 percent of the world’s wild coffee species are at high risk of extinction, a new study suggests.
Say it ain’t snow: 2 winter storms, then an Arctic blast from the ‘fractured’ polar vortex
Any hopes we had for a mild end to January appear over. A pair of winter storms will dump snow and ice across the central and eastern U.S. over the next several days.
Series of storms to pummel California with rain, snow, wind; flooding, mudslides possible
The USA’s wild weather will shift from the East to the West this week. California will take the brunt of the storminesswith drenching rain, yards of snow and mudslides.
Antarctic ice melting 6 times faster than it did in ’80s
Antarctic ice is melting at a rate that’s over six times faster than it was just 40 years ago, a new study reports.
Here’s your guide to the ‘super blood wolf moon eclipse’ that’s coming this weekend
Sure, you may know the ‘super blood wolf moon eclipse’ is coming to a sky near you this weekend. But what does it mean?
1,500 miles of snow: Weekend winter storm to roar from Denver to New York City
A sprawling winter storm will spread snow along a 1,500-mile path from Denver to New York City.