Although the fall foliage season has been a ”dud’ so far in parts of the East, leaf-peepers in the western U.S. are enjoying apretty good season.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Salty water on Mars could have enough oxygen to support life
Brinywaterjust below the Martian surface hasthe potential to hold enough oxygen molecules to support life, a new study reports.
Hurricane Willa now an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm as it nears Mexico
Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into a extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm in the eastern Pacificon a path toward Mexico’s western coast
Look up! The Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend
Orionid meteor shower should be visible Friday and Saturday nights, butthe best views are expected to be Sunday morning after the moon has set but before the sun rises.
Listen to this: Weird, spooky noises heard in Antarctic ice shelf
Everyone’s getting in on the eerie Halloween mood these days, even the ice in Antarctica.
100 years ago, influenza killed as many as 50 million people. Could it happen again today?
100years ago, death came with astonishing speed. In October 1918, someinfluenza patients admitted in the morning would be dead by the evening.
Hurricane Chris forms off US East Coast, life-threatening surf, rip currents possible
Hurricane Chris formed late Tuesday afternoon in the Atlantic Ocean. Other than churning up some rough seas along the East Coast, Chris poses no direct threat to the USA. It could clip Newfoundland, Canada.
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