April 17, 2018 Greenland has a mysterious 'dark zone' — and it's getting even darker From above, Greenland's ice sheet looks like a vast field of brilliant white — for the most part.
April 17, 2018 Dying Gulf Stream may trigger a global nightmare Scientists are raising alarm bells after two studies found that the Gulf Stream—an ocean current key to regulating Earth's climate—is the weakest it's been in 1,600 years, the Guardian reports.
April 12, 2018 Hurricane names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate now 'officially retired' The names of four deadly hurricanes that caused significant amounts of damage to the United States and Caribbean last year are being retired, officials announced Thursday.
April 12, 2018 Biblical prophecy claims the Rapture is coming April 23, numerologist says Is The Rapture finally here?
April 10, 2018 Los Angeles painting city streets white in bid to combat climate change California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious -- and cooler -- summer.
April 10, 2018 Earth's shields protect life from the Sun on 'one strange rock' Planet Earth and the life it contains wouldn't exist if it weren't for the sun.
April 9, 2018 Sperm whale swallows 64 pounds of trash, dies of 'gastric shock' Scientists were appalled to find 64 pounds of garbage and plastic -- including bags, ropes, nets and even a drum -- inside the stomach of a young sperm whale that washed up on a beach in Spain.
April 9, 2018 Africa is splitting in two, and here's the proof A piece of East Africa is expected to break off the main continent in tens of millions of years.
April 6, 2018 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is three times the size of France and growing, study finds The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – an enormous swatch of trillions of pieces of plastic and trash floating somewhere between California and Hawaii – is already three times the size of France and growing fast, according to a new report published in Scientific Reports.
April 5, 2018 2018 hurricane season will be 'slightly above average,' researchers say The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be just as busy this year, but not as destructive as the record-breaking season in 2017, researchers said Thursday.
