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June 26, 2018

Blacktip shark mysteriously appears in Texas neighborhood

Residents of a neighborhood in La Porte, Texas were baffled to find a blacktip shark next to a curb last week.

June 26, 2018

UFO? Bizarre 'roll cloud' in Tennessee stuns residents

A funnel-like cloud filled the sky in Tennessee as a thunderstorm in the area came to a halt. Residents were stunned by the mysterious cloud formation, which some compared to a UFO.

June 26, 2018

The coldest place on Earth is even colder than scientists thought

Scientists already knew that the lowest temperatures ever measured on Earth were on a frozen ice ridge in eastern Antarctica, near the South Pole. But they recently discovered that temperatures there can drop even lower than those previously measured.

June 26, 2018

An 'environment crime' may have just been traced to one nation

Across the world, someone has been illegally producing an ozone-destroying gas banned more than 30 years ago.

June 26, 2018

A new supervolcano is brewing under Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire

Something unexpected has been gradually making itself known to geologists in the United States. A huge mass of molten rock is creeping upwards beneath the nation’s north eastern states.

June 22, 2018

Antarctica is getting taller and here's why

Bedrock under Antarctica is rising more swiftly than ever recorded — about 1.6 inches (41 millimeters) upward per year. And thinning ice in Antarctica may be responsible.

June 21, 2018

The summer solstice is the happiest day of the year – But not for me

At exactly 6:07 a.m. EDT Thursday, the noonday sun’s daily march northward will suddenly halt and reverse direction, an astronomical phenomenon traceable to the tilt of Earth’s axis.

June 21, 2018

California mega-earthquake fear: Is the San Andreas fault at risk of the 'Big One'?

New research suggests that a newly-discovered 'structure' in the San Andreas fault line could result in a massive earthquake, often referred to as the "big one."

June 21, 2018

A guide to summer solstice, from Stonehenge to the earth's tilt

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, rejoice! The summer season officially kicks off on Thursday, thanks to the summer solstice.

June 21, 2018

Blue whale carcass carved into, stomped on by tourists taking selfies on top of the creature

Authorities were appalled to discover a 66-foot-long, beached blue whale along the coast of Punta Delgada, Chile, desecrated with graffiti and surrounded by dozens of tourists.