After a sweltering weekend, heat advisories and excessive heat warnings remained in place Monday across the southern USA.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Look up Saturday night – and not at the fireworks. A ‘prenumbral’ lunar eclipse is happening.
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Divers uncover mysteries of earliest inhabitants of Americas deep inside Yucatan caves
Thousands of years ago, the first inhabitants of the Americas journeyed deep into caves to mine red ochre, a highly valued clay earth pigment.
First planetary core discovered, astronomers announce
For the first time, scientists have been able to to see inside a planetary core after a discovery some 730 light-years away.
Study finds asteroid impact, not volcanoes, made the Earth uninhabitable for dinosaurs: ‘Only plausible explanation’
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Hazy skies, reduced visibility and colorful sunsets: Another dust storm from the Sahara to hit US this week
If you missed out on the first round of Saharan dust that coated parts of the southern U.S. last week, you’ll get another chance this week.
Researchers discover record warming at the South Pole over the past 3 decades
The warming at the South Pole is linked to accelerating ice melt elsewhere in Antarctica, which could fuel more rapid rises in sea levels worldwide.
World record longest lightning flash of 440 miles confirmed
The “megaflash” lightning strike traveled that distance over parts of southern Brazil on October 31, 2018.
One of the coldest places on Earth recorded its hottest temperature ever: 100.4 degrees
The temperature in Verkhoyansk hit 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday. It’s the planet’s northernmost 100-degree reading ever recorded.
Scientists are searching the universe for signs of alien civilizations: ‘Now we know where to look’
With the discovery of thousands of exoplanets over the years, NASA Is now funding research into technological civilizations in the universe.