Death Toll From Huge Quake Rises to 348, Over 500 Injured
Pakistani villagers look for belongings amid the rubble of their destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013....
View ArticleMuddy Island Formed by Pakistan Quake May Not Last
In this photo released by the Gwadar local government office on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013, people walk on an island that reportedly emerged off the Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. (AP Photo/Gwadar...
View ArticleP-U! Mexico City Tries to Freshen Its Odor Problem
This photo taken on January 18, 2012 shows a scavenger walking across the 'Bordo Poniente' garbage dump in Mexico City. (YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images) MEXICO CITY (AP) - For many, the first experience...
View ArticleWill an Atlantic Storm Lash the East Coast?
(AP Photo) Sunny versus stormy weather on the East coast starting this weekend is contingent upon the development and track of a future system over the western Atlantic Ocean. Current indications are...
View ArticlePowerful Storm to Slam Pacific Northwest
(AP Images) After a fairly quiet few days ahead, several rounds of heavy rain, high winds, rough seas and even mountain snow will impact the Pacific Northwest over the weekend and into early next...
View ArticleCuriosity Rover Makes Big Water Discovery in Mars Dirt
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 The mosaic using images taken Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2012, shows the rover at "Rocknest," the spot in Gale Crater where the mission's first scoop sampling took place....
View ArticleWinterlike Storm Threatens Major Flooding in Northwest
Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, 5:11 p.m. ET The first powerful winterlike storm of the season will take aim on the Pacific Northwest this weekend into Monday with potentially disastrous flooding, damaging...
View ArticleCDC Looks Toward Climate Change in Brain-Eating Amoeba Cases
Naegleria fowleri infection of brain. (Getty Images) Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are investigating whether climate change could allow for the presence of the brain-eating...
View ArticleClimate Panel: Warming 'Extremely Likely' Man-Made
(AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) STOCKHOLM (AP) - Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report...
View ArticleAre Europe's Rare Animals Making a Comeback?
In this April 11, 2013, file picture, European bison, also known as wisent, gather in the woods near Bad Berleburg, Germany. (AP Photo/dpa, Marius Becker, File) BERLIN (AP) - Wild boars, greys wolves...
View ArticleVenice's Gradual Sinking Charted by Satellites
(Getty Images) Venice, the "floating city" of romance and gondolas, is slowly sinking into its watery foundations. A new study using modern satellite data has shown the amount that Venice is sinking...
View ArticleKiller Hornets Terrorize China
(Gettystock) A series of deadly hornet attacks has led Chinese officials to warn citizens to avoid walking through fields and wooded areas this year. At least 28 people have been killed, and hundreds...
View ArticleBefore and After Satellite Photos: Pakistan's Incredible Pop-Up Island
Islands don't usually appear out of nowhere -- but that's just what happened Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan that morning, causing mud, stone...
View ArticleWatch: GoPro's Gorgeous 'Whale Fantasia' Video
GoPro has produced an HD video featuring three snorkelers' encounter with humpback whales in Tonga. The voice you hear is that of Zen-inspired philosopher Alan Watts. It's a gorgeous production. (H/T 5...
View ArticleWatch: Strange 'Elephant Trunk' Space Clouds Surround Star Cluster
A telescope in Chile has captured the most detailed views ever of odd clouds of interstellar dust that are being sculpted into strange shapes by the wind from nearby stars. Astronomers used the...
View ArticleInterview with Astronaut Chris Hadfield: 'I'm a Front Man'
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 Astronaut Chris Hadfield records the first music video from space - David Bowie's "Space Oddity" - aboard the International Space Station on Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP...
View Article25 Indelible Photos from Typhoon Haiyan
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View ArticleRain, Storms and Damaging Winds Threaten Midwest, South
Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 (AP Photo) Periods of rain, thunderstorms and locally damaging winds will bring a stormy end to the upcoming weekend across the Ohio Valley. Initially, some locally strong winds...
View ArticleFlorida Sinkhole Destroys Homes, Forces Evacuations
Friday, Nov. 14, 2013 The home of Michael and Janni Dupre is destroyed after the backyard behind the home collapsed into a sinkhole, taking their patio and boat, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. (AP...
View ArticleUS Military Ramps Up Philippines Typhoon Mission
Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 A U.S. Navy Sea Hawk helicopter from the U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington takes off to air drops relief supplies to villages isolated by last week's typhoon at Tacloban...
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