Surprising way Earth's Gold was Formed
In an Oct. 17, 2011, file photo a staff member displays gold bullion bars during a news conference at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong. (AP Photo, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) - A...
View ArticleWhen Will the Heat Wave End?
Children play on a fountain at Pier A Park during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) An end to the heat wave is coming to the Northeast and Midwest this...
View ArticleWildfire Clears Thousands in Calif. Mountain Town
Irene Jenke, evacuates from her home on Morris Ranch Rd. with her pets from the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet on Tuesday July 16, 2013. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino) IDYLLWILD, Calif....
View ArticleBizarre Horn-Faced Dinosaur Discovered in Utah
Dinosaur paleontologist Scott Sampson,makes remarks as he stands next to a reconstruction of a "Nasutoceratops titusi" during a news conference at the Natural History Museum of Utah Wednesday, July...
View Article15 Incredible Photos of Extreme Cliff Diving
Ray Demski/Red Bull Photofiles via Getty Images 1 of 15 Cliff diving just might be the world's oldest extreme sport. We'll never know who was first to dive from a towering cliff, but some trace the...
View ArticleUS Wilting in a Heat Wave Somehow Stuck in Reverse
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 5:39 p.m. Javier Soler, 20, of West New York, N.J., flips his head back as water from a fountain runs off his hair during a heat wave, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Union City,...
View Article10 Injured in Colorado Lightning Storms
Two separate lightning strikes in Colorado caused serious injuries Thursday. In Fort Collins, Colo., nine farm workers were struck by lightning while out in the fields. Fire Protection District Chief...
View ArticleNYC, DC Face Power Outages, Water Restrictions in Soaring Heat
Tommy Grant drinks from an open hydrant while taking a break from gardening in the Jackie Robinson Community Garden, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) "Energy usage could...
View ArticleS. Calif. Fire Forces Evacuation of Mountain Town
Updated: July 19, 2013, 4:30 p.m. ET A water tender makes his way back to the the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet on Tuesday July 16, 2013. The 14,200-acre forest fire near Idyllwild Calif., has caused...
View ArticleHow Long-Forgotten Seawall Fended Off Sandy
A relic seawall in Bay Head, N.J., dating back to 1882, was uncovered by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The forgotten structure staved off a significant amount of property damage. (Credit: Jennifer...
View ArticleRain, Heat Raise Fears of West Nile Outbreaks
Photo of feeding mosquito by Henrik Larsson. The intense heat wave and stifling humidity that has overtaken much of the country this week has helped increase mosquito populations, which spurs concerns...
View ArticleWatch: News Anchor's Joke Floors Weatherman - Literally
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View Article23 Incredible Hurricane Images From Space
NASA 1 of 23 Thanks to astronauts in space and an extensive network of satellites circling the globe, we can see and photograph hurricanes as never before. In some of these images, the storms are...
View ArticleCould GPS Track Hurricanes' Winds?
Hurricane Emilia swirled over the Eastern Pacific Ocean soon after forming in early July 2012, as seen by NASA's Terra satellite. (NASA) The way radio signals from GPS satellites bounce around during...
View ArticleThunderstorm Threat a Wildcard for So. Calif. Fire
In this photo taken on July 17, 2013, and released by the U.S. Forest Service, a DC-10 drops fire retardant along an edge of the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of...
View ArticleLas Vegas Thunderstorm Floods the Strip
The casino-lined Strip in Las Vegas was flooded by an intense thunderstorm on July 19, 2013. The site 28storms.com posted this photo to Twitter and wrote "Flash flood pic in Las Vegas." LAS VEGAS (AP)...
View ArticleMore Than 40 N.J. Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze
The battle to halt a four-alarm fire Friday afternoon in Jersey City, N.J., caused more than 40 firefighters to be treated for heat-related and other injuries, officials said. A fire was reported on...
View ArticleNew York City's Electric Usage Sets All-Time Record
Vendors, shoppers and pedestrians take shelter from the sun under umbrellas in New York's Chinatown, Friday, July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Gerberg) Friday's intense heat and humidity led to New York...
View Article11 Classic Images From the Apollo 11 Mission
NASA 1 of 11 We're celebrating America's Apollo 11 mission, during which the first man walked on the moon -- it happened 44 years ago on July 20, 1969. In this image, Apollo 11 commander Neil...
View ArticleMy First Memory: Watching a Televised Moon Landing
Saturday, July 20, 2013 This grainy image -- taken of a CBS television broadcast of the Apollo 11 lunar landing -- is similar to what the author saw. (CBS) It's the first moment I remember. I was a...
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