Christmas: More Midwest Snow, Cold in Northeast
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 (Shutterstock) Christmas is shaping up to be a quiet day across much of the nation in terms of weather, but some areas will receive the gift of snow. Jump to: Northern Plains...
View ArticleAll Thousands Want for Christmas is Electricity
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 Jake Baldino, left, and Mick Benbow of K & T Electric of DeWitt replace an electrical box and pole to a home in DeWitt Township, Mich., Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (AP...
View ArticleAstronauts Complete Rare Christmas Eve Spacewalk
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 In this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 photo provided by NASA and tweeted Sunday, Dec. 22, by NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Hopkins work to repair an external cooling line on the...
View ArticleSnow Returns to New England, Atlantic Canada
December 26, 2013 This Dec. 22 file photo shows a woman walking through a light snowfall, the type that is heading to the northeast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Parts of northern New England and Atlantic...
View ArticleMay Be Friday Before Power Back in Maine, Mich.
Updated Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 at 3:19 p.m. ET Trees frozen in ice cripple a section of power lines on Maplehurst Drive in Belgrade, Maine, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/The Central Maine Morning...
View Article8 Dead After Heavy Rains on Island of St. Vincent
December 26, 2013 This satellite image shows a massive storm on the east end of the Caribbean islands, where St. Vincent is located. (NOAA) Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at...
View ArticleLOOK: Dazzling Star Trails and Milky Way Shine Over Lighthouse
December 26, 2013 Mike Taylor combined 65 frames from a static time lapse of our host galaxy, the Milky Way, to create this composite image. The photo was captured from Pemaquid, Maine, on June 16,...
View ArticleEast Coast Faces Heavy Rain, Snow This Weekend
Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Travel-disrupting rain and a significant snowstorm are taking aim at the East Coast for this weekend prior to a blast of arctic cold. Between the two days of...
View ArticleUtility Linemen Brave Cold, Ice to Restore Power
Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 Karen Gibbs walks through a labyrinth of icy broken trees and downed power lines to her home on Maplehurst Drive in Belgrade, Maine on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The...
View ArticleAntarctic Ice Traps Russian Cruise Ship
Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 In this image the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy is trapped in thick Antarctic ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. (AP...
View Article70 Injured in Rare Carnivorous Fish Attack in Argentina
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View ArticleLook: Space Station Crosses Crescent Moon in Amazing Photo
This image shows the International Space Station transiting the Moon. Juan Gonzalez-Alicea captured the image on Dec. 6 from western Puerto Rico using a Canon 7D with a 300 mm lens. (Credit: Juan...
View ArticleFloods Kill 41 People in Southeastern Brazil
Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 Aerial view of Santa Leopoldina municipality, flooded after heavy rains, in Espirito Santo state, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Vitor Jubino-A Gazeta) SAO PAULO (AP)...
View ArticleEast Coast Braces for Weekend Storm With Heavy Rain, Snow
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 Utility crews prepare to work on power lines at dusk, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, in Litchfield, Maine, where many have been without electricity since Monday's ice storm. Up to 7...
View ArticleRescue of Icebound Antarctic Ship Faces Setback
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy is trapped in thick Antarctic ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. The research ship, with 74...
View ArticleResidents Still Without Power Growing Frustrated
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 A power line remains down, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, in East Lansing, Mich., following a weekend ice storm. Utilities reported it could be Saturday before all electricity is...
View ArticleWeird! The Strangest Science Stories of 2013
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 A girl goes nose-to-nose with a Neanderthal statue in Germany. Ancient DNA research is increasingly revealing the genetic links between modern humans and our extinct ancestors,...
View ArticleStorm to Drench Areas From Atlanta to NYC This Weekend
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 Tourists pose for photographs on the Brooklyn Bridge December 23, 2013 in New York -- more downpours are on their way to the Big Apple. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) A storm...
View ArticleNHL Set to Brave Elements Again for Winter Classic
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs' Dan Daoust scores a goal on Detroit Red Wings goalie Kevin Hodson during the first period of the Winter Classic Alumni outdoor NHL hockey game at Comerica...
View ArticleBig Space Missions to Watch in 2014
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 The probe Gaia will make the largest, most precise 3D map of our galaxy by surveying an unprecedented number of stars. (ESA) From a Chinese rover on the moon and new spacecraft...
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