Trove of Pristine Shipwrecks May Be Buried Around Antarctica
A still from a time-lapse video of two months aboard an Antarctic ice-breaker. (Credit: Cassandra Brooks) The oceans surrounding Antarctica may be littered with buried shipwrecks in pristine...
View ArticlePhotos: Typhoon Utor Batters China
STR/AFP/Getty Images 1 of 13 Typhoon Utor headed for mainland China Wednesday, barreling past Hong Kong, where it forced the closure of financial markets, schools and businesses, and disrupted...
View ArticleTyphoon Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Missing in Southern China
A family battles against the strong wind near the waterfront in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) BEIJING (AP) - A typhoon left one person dead and five others missing as it...
View ArticleAlaska Volcano Emits Lava Flow, Ash Plume
This July 16, 2013, photo released by the Alaska Volcano Observatory shows the southwest flank of the intra-caldera cone at the Veniaminof Volcano near Perryville, Alaska. (AP Photo/Alaska Volcano...
View ArticleUtah Fire Destroys 14 Homes Near Resort Town
In this photo released by the U.S. Forest Service Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, firefighters stand watch near the perimeter of the Elk Complex fire near the small mountain community of Pine, Idaho,...
View ArticleOldest Rock Art in North America Revealed
Researchers found that petroglyphs discovered in western Nevada are at least 10,500 years old, making them the oldest rock art ever dated in North America. (Credit: University of Colorado) On the west...
View ArticleWatch: 'Shark Whisperer' Hypnotizes Shark Underwater
This was no underwater magic trick. A man being billed as the "Shark Whisperer" managed to hypnotize a shark 45 feet below the ocean's surface in the Bahamas. The incredible video footage shows the...
View ArticleNASA Maps Dangerous Asteroids That May Threaten Earth
This NASA graphic shows the orbits of all the known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs), numbering over 1,400 as of early 2013. Shown here is a close-up of the orbits overlaid on the orbits of...
View ArticleBritish Stuntman Dies in Wingsuit Mishap in Alps
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 In this July 2012 photo, British stuntman Mark Sutton parachutes into London's Olympic Stadium dressed as James Bond during the Olympic Games 2012 Opening Ceremony. (AP...
View ArticleErin Weakens to Depression; Next May Brew in Gulf
Updated Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, 9:15 a.m. ET (NOAA) An area of moisture moving into the Gulf of Mexico could develop into a tropical system before the weekend. This same area of moisture will enhance...
View ArticleStrong Quakes Shake Central New Zealand
A part of house wall was damaged in the small South Island town of Seddon after a magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit in the upper South Island of New Zealand, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bejon...
View ArticleNew School Year Awaits Kids Who Survived Twister
In this Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, photo, Cameron Richardson, right, who was trapped in the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary school following the May 20, 2013, tornado, poses for a photo with his...
View ArticleCan Wildfires Affect the Weather?
In this Aug. 14, 2013, photo, members of the Idaho City Hotshots work on burnout operations around Pine, Idaho, where the Elk Complex lightning-caused fire continued to burn. (AP Photo/The Times-News,...
View ArticleWoman Loses Arm in Shark Attack Off Maui
Makena, Maui, Hawaii (Getty Images) HONOLULU (AP) - Officials reopened a Maui beach Thursday, a day after a shark bit off the right arm of a German visitor about 50 yards offshore. About 2 miles of...
View ArticleWow! Curiosity Rover Captures 2 Mars Moons Together in Stunning NASA Video
A spectacular new video from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the Red Planet's two tiny moons eclipsing each other in an otherworldly skywatching first. Curiosity snapped 41 images of the Mars moons...
View ArticlePossible Tropical Storm May Threaten Gulf Coast
Aug. 16, 2013 A tropical depression or storm could form in the Gulf this weekend while also bringing flooding rain to the Southeast. Development across the Caribbean and Gulf has been a concern since...
View Article20 Mesmerizing Photos of Icebergs
Alamy 1 of 20 Icebergs are the stuff of dreams and metaphors. "That's just the tip of the iceberg," we say. Or, "No man is an iceberg." But icebergs are real objects, too -- small and luminous,...
View ArticleSouth Flood Threat Arises as Tropical Storm May Form in Gulf
August 17, 2013 A tropical depression or storm could form in the Gulf this weekend while also bringing flooding rain to the Southeast.Development across the Caribbean and Gulf has been a concern since...
View ArticleWeekend Stargazing: How to See the Summer Triangle
August 17, 2013 Lie back on a warm summer night and look straight up. You'll see three bright stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair. These mark the corners of the "Summer Triangle" and are your guides to the...
View ArticleCosmonauts Break Record for Longest Russian Spacewalk
August 17, 2013 Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin works outside the International Space Station, with the Earth far below, in this still from a NASA broadcast on Aug. 16, 2013. (NASA TV) Two...
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