Cities such as Washington, Philadelphia and New York are seeing significant improvement in air quality as people stay home because of the coronavirus.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The biggest and brightest full moon of 2020 will be a pink supermoon Tuesday night
Here’s some good news amid the coronavirus: You’ll get to see the brightest full moon of 2020 on April 7.
Hurricane season begins in June. Activity will be ‘above average,’ forecasters warn.
Last year brought a destructive hurricane season. But forecasters predict more storms in 2020, saying activity will be ‘above normal’.
Over 80 million people at risk for severe storms, possible tornado outbreak, in the Midwest
In all, over 80 million people may be at risk for severe thunderstorms at some point Saturday, the Storm Prediction Center said.
Neanderthals didn’t just hunt mammoths. They actually knew how to fish, researchers discover.
A new study suggests that Neanderthals were skilled fishermen and that seafood was a key ingredient in their diets.
5.0 magnitude earthquake rattles West Texas: ‘Like the vibration of a train, but bigger’
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rattled West Texas on Thursday. Residents of El Paso, about 175 miles west of the reported epicenter, felt the quake.
Tornado rips across Mississippi and Alabama, causing injuries and damage
A “large and destructive” tornado ripped across northeastern Mississippi and northwestern Alabama late Tuesday afternoon.
Social distancing or tornado shelter… Which takes precedence?
“Shelter is more important when the weather turns bad,” said Weather Channel meteorologist Kelly Cass.
Scientists discover an ancient wormlike creature that’s the ancestor of all animals – including us
Scientists have discovered a fossil of our earliest ancestor: A tiny, wormlike creature that lived about 555 million years ago.
Antarctic glacier retreated 3 miles in 22 years, threatening global sea-level rise
As the global climate heats up, the great ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica are rapidly melting. And researchers are getting concerned.