Solar Eclipse8 hours agoTotal solar eclipse set to cut a path across parts of South AmericaA total solar eclipse is set to cut a path across South America on Monday, plunging parts of Argentina and Chile into darkness.
GREAT OUTDOORS1 day agoResearchers stranded in Arctic at start of coronavirus pandemic head back for second winterTwo women whose homecoming from an overwinter expedition in the Arctic was delayed by months due to the coronavirus last year have set out again – now with new gear and experience.
The Big Idea3 days agoRep. Fleischmann's Big Idea: How the US can stay ahead of China on nuclear energyThe U.S. must invest in its "nuclear renaissance" to stay ahead of global competitors like China, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., told Fox News.
OceansDecember 6Incredible underwater roundabout set to openAn incredible underwater roundabout is set to open in the remote Faroe Islands.
SCIENCEDecember 5Japanese capsule returns to Earth with important asteroid samplesJapan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country’s space agency said.
ClimateDecember 32020 on track to be among hottest years on recordThe World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the average global temperature in 2020 is set to be about 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above the preindustrial (1850-1900) level.
Missing PersonsDecember 24 people missing in Alaska landslide found safeFour people who disappeared Wednesday evening after heavy rains triggered avalanches, landslides and flooding across southeast Alaska have been found safe, according to reports.
WeatherDecember 2Thousands without power in Ohio, Pennsylvania after snowstormThousands of people in Ohio and Pennsylvania were left without power Wednesday after more than 2 feet of snow hit parts of the Midwest this week.
WILD NATUREDecember 2New gelatinous 'blob' species discovered in the depths of the oceanScientists have discovered a new blob-like species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, off Puerto Rico.
Natural DisastersDecember 2Nevada hit with 5.1 earthquakeThe largest earthquake to hit Nevada in several years happened on Tuesday, followed by a series of tremors, officials said.