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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.

April 4, 2018

Photo of fiery bubble that stretches 65 feet in the air stuns the Internet

A red hot "blob" was caught on camera spewing out steaming hot lava 65 feet in the air -- and the internet wants to know more.

March 30, 2018

Blue moon to light up sky ahead of Easter

Stargazers, get your binoculars ready: a blue moon will grace the night's sky this weekend, and the show is expected to be spectacular.