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July 24, 2018

Watch: Chinese skyscraper boasts 350-foot waterfall streaming down its side

It sounds like something out of sci-fi cityscape—a massive waterfall plunging 350-feet along the side of skyscraper—but in China it’s reality.

July 23, 2018

Some Napa Valley wines contain traces of radioactive particles from Fukushima, study finds

This wine has a bite and it’s not the tannins.

July 23, 2018

Google Translate warns of apocalypse in bizarre 'end times' message

Fears of an imminent apocalypse have been sparked by a mysterious warning from Google Translate.

July 22, 2018

The Guatemala volcano killed my friends' families, but not their hope. They need our help

Even though this tragedy is out of the news, its survivors are still dealing with the devastation it brought on their lives.

July 21, 2018

Maine beachgoers find decomposing body of possible basking shark: 'It was foul'

Maine beachgoers were surprised to find a mysterious sea creature washed up on Higgins Beach earlier this week. It was later determined to perhaps be the decomposing body of a basking shark.

July 21, 2018

It's quite possible to believe in 'Little Green Men' but it's just gotten harder

It is quite common for intelligent, sober-minded astronomers to believe in the possible existence of Little Green Men (LGM) – that is, extraterrestrial life.

July 20, 2018

Giant hogweed, wild parsnip and other dangerous plants to avoid

What to know about different types of dangerous herbage — from hogweed to wild parsnip — that can produce serious burns or, in some cases, lead to blindness or death.

July 19, 2018

On an island in Canada's High Arctic, the glaciers are shrinking

All of nearly 1,800 glaciers on an island in Canada's High Arctic have shrunk since the turn of the century, with three-quarters of them seeing a significant loss, according to a new study warning many could be on their last legs.

July 18, 2018

Part of Grand Teton National Park near Yellowstone supervolcano closed after massive fissure opens

Expanding cracks and fissures at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming have prompted officials to close certain areas to tourists.

July 18, 2018

Iceberg looming over Greenland village is spotted from space

BERLIN (AP) — An iceberg that has drifted perilously close to a remote Greenland village is so big it can be seen from space.