Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave AP - 20 minutes ago
DENVER (AP) — Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most … More »Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave
DENVER (AP) — Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.
Mystery on Venus: 'Super-Hurricane' Force Winds Inexplicably Get Stronger SPACE.com - 4 hours ago
The howling, hurricane-force winds of Venus are blowing even faster lately, and scientists aren't sure why. More »Mystery on Venus: 'Super-Hurricane' Force Winds Inexplicably Get Stronger
The howling, hurricane-force winds of Venus are blowing even faster lately, and scientists aren't sure why.
Surprising Trove of Gas Seeps Found Off East Coast LiveScience.com - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
On the seafloor just off of the U.S. East Coast lies a barely known world, explorations of which bring continual surprises. As recently as the mid-2000s, practically … More »Surprising Trove of Gas Seeps Found Off East Coast
On the seafloor just off of the U.S. East Coast lies a barely known world, explorations of which bring continual surprises. As recently as the mid-2000s, practically zero methane seeps — spots on the seafloor where gas leaks from the Earth's crust — were thought to exist off the East Coast; while one had been reported more …
Why Is Africa Ripping Apart? Seismic Scan May Tell LiveScience.com - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
Arrays of sensors stretching across more than 1,500 miles in Africa are now probing the giant crack in the Earth located there — a fissure linked with human evolution … More »Why Is Africa Ripping Apart? Seismic Scan May Tell
Arrays of sensors stretching across more than 1,500 miles in Africa are now probing the giant crack in the Earth located there — a fissure linked with human evolution — to discover why and how continents get ripped apart.
Floods close Lourdes Catholic pilgrimage site in France Reuters - 1 hour 56 minutes ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in southwestern France killed a woman and forced the closure of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes on Wednesday, less than … More »Floods close Lourdes Catholic pilgrimage site in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in southwestern France killed a woman and forced the closure of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes on Wednesday, less than a year after flash floods caused millions of euros of damage to the shrine. Video footage showed frothy water a meter (3 feet) deep swirling around the Lourdes …
Monsoon floods kill 102 in India, strand pilgrims AP - 1 hour 50 minutes ago
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could … More »Monsoon floods kill 102 in India, strand pilgrims
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could rise substantially.
Flood damages Austrian UNESCO heritage site AP - 1 hour 49 minutes ago
VIENNA (AP) — A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because … More »Flood damages Austrian UNESCO heritage site
VIENNA (AP) — A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because of its unique beauty.
Saving water: 5 steps to smarter irrigating AP - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
Smart irrigation is becoming a hot landscaping specialty as groundwater aquifers are increasingly sucked dry. More »Saving water: 5 steps to smarter irrigating
Smart irrigation is becoming a hot landscaping specialty as groundwater aquifers are increasingly sucked dry.
Congress Considers Nixing NASA Asteroid Mission SPACE.com - 2 hours 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — A draft authorization bill from the House Science space subcommittee would cap NASA spending at about $16.87 billion for the next two years, prohibit a proposed … More »Congress Considers Nixing NASA Asteroid Mission
WASHINGTON — A draft authorization bill from the House Science space subcommittee would cap NASA spending at about $16.87 billion for the next two years, prohibit a proposed asteroid retrieval mission, overhaul the agency’s management structure and raise the spending cap for Commercial Crew activities while increasing congressional …
NASA's Grand Challenge: Stop Asteroids from Destroying Earth SPACE.com - 21 hours ago
There may be killer asteroids headed for Earth, and NASA has decided to do something about it. The space agency announced a new "Grand Challenge" today (June 18) to find … More »NASA's Grand Challenge: Stop Asteroids from Destroying Earth
There may be killer asteroids headed for Earth, and NASA has decided to do something about it. The space agency announced a new "Grand Challenge" today (June 18) to find all dangerous space rocks and figure out how to stop them from destroying Earth.
'Lost' Medieval City Discovered Beneath Cambodian Jungle LiveScience.com - 21 hours ago
A lost city known only from inscriptions that existed some 1,200 years ago near Angkor in what is now Cambodia has been uncovered using airborne laser scanning. More »'Lost' Medieval City Discovered Beneath Cambodian Jungle
A lost city known only from inscriptions that existed some 1,200 years ago near Angkor in what is now Cambodia has been uncovered using airborne laser scanning.
Flashpoint Found for Istanbul's Next Earthquake LiveScience.com - Tue, Jun 18, 2013 11:02 AM EDT
As violent protests rock Istanbul, another cataclysm is building beneath the city. More »Flashpoint Found for Istanbul's Next Earthquake
As violent protests rock Istanbul, another cataclysm is building beneath the city.
Autism Linked with Air-Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy LiveScience.com - 22 hours ago
Pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution may be more likely to give birth to children with autism, according to a new study. More »Autism Linked with Air-Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy
Pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution may be more likely to give birth to children with autism, according to a new study.
Racing up Europe's highest volcano in the Etna Supermarathon Reuters - 22 hours ago
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - It's a hot, sunny day in June on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, but the problem is that I'm not on the beach, I'm running … More »Racing up Europe's highest volcano in the Etna Supermarathon
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - It's a hot, sunny day in June on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, but the problem is that I'm not on the beach, I'm running up a volcano. An even bigger problem is that I've been going for two hours, but I'm only half way to the top and I'm tired. This is Mount Etna, at 3,330 …
Golfing in Iceland: lava beds, angry birds, winds Reuters - Tue, Jun 18, 2013 10:32 AM EDT
Surprisingly, this island in the frigid North Atlantic is one of the most golf-obsessed places on earth. With 65 courses for a population of 322,000, Iceland has more … More »Golfing in Iceland: lava beds, angry birds, winds
Surprisingly, this island in the frigid North Atlantic is one of the most golf-obsessed places on earth. With 65 courses for a population of 322,000, Iceland has more courses per person - one for every 5,000 people - than any other country.
Flare Star Gets 15 Times Brighter in Minutes SPACE.com - Tue, Jun 18, 2013 7:03 AM EDT
A normally dull star in Ursa Major, the Great Bear constellation, give off an incredible flare while scientists watched, increasing its brightness 15-fold in just three … More »Flare Star Gets 15 Times Brighter in Minutes
A normally dull star in Ursa Major, the Great Bear constellation, give off an incredible flare while scientists watched, increasing its brightness 15-fold in just three minutes, before returning to normal.
Tropical depression heading toward southern Mexico AP - Tue, Jun 18, 2013 5:33 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression is expected to bring at least three to five inches of rain to parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and southern Me … More »Tropical depression heading toward southern Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression is expected to bring at least three to five inches of rain to parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and southern Mexico.
Wet, wintry, wild: Meteorologists and climate scientists meet to discuss weird British weather AP - Tue, Jun 18, 2013 5:36 AM EDT
LONDON - Come rain, wind or sunshine, the weather has long been one of Britain's main topics of conversation. Now it has also become a mystery. More »Wet, wintry, wild: Meteorologists and climate scientists meet to discuss weird British weather
LONDON - Come rain, wind or sunshine, the weather has long been one of Britain's main topics of conversation. Now it has also become a mystery.
Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire Reuters - Tue, Jun 18, 2013 5:11 AM EDT
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, … More »Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross. "It's very effective. It's inspired some members of our congregation to install …
Details in Death of Yuri Gagarin, 1st Man in Space, Revealed 45 Years Later SPACE.com - Mon, Jun 17, 2013 4:11 PM EDT
The circumstances surrounding the death of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin, who was killed in a 1968 jet crash, have long been clouded in theories and rumors. Now, … More »Details in Death of Yuri Gagarin, 1st Man in Space, Revealed 45 Years Later
The circumstances surrounding the death of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin, who was killed in a 1968 jet crash, have long been clouded in theories and rumors. Now, the first man to walk in space says he can reveal what really happened to his friend and fellow Russian cosmonaut.