Arizona Scientists Suggest Turning Moon Into Earth’s Lunar Repository
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Natural underground caverns on the moon could be used to store frozen samples of Earth’s species …
Nature and Environment
Swarms Of Snakes And Spiders Flee Toward Homes To Escape Australia Floods
First it was mice, now it’s spiders and snakes. While some inland portions of Australia are being overrun by millions …
Israel Closes Mediterranean Beaches After Oil Spill Devastates Coast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice on Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill …
World Leaders Applaud America’s Formal Return To Paris Climate Agreement
The United States is back in the Paris climate accord, just 107 days after it left. While Friday’s return is …
Strong Earthquake Hits Off Japan Coast, Triggers Mass Blackouts
TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern …
Flood From Glacier Break In India’s North Leaves 3 Dead, 140 Missing
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sending a …
Oh Good, Scientists Discovered Snakes Can Turn Their Body Into ‘Lassos’ To Climb
As if it’s not enough that snakes can slither, sidewind, swim on top of water, jump and glide between trees. …
2020 Ties With 2016 As World’s Hottest Year On Record
2020 has officially become the joint-hottest year on record, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed. The year, …
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Croatia, Causing Widespread Damage
PETRINJA, Croatia (AP) — A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, destroying buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into …
This Christmas, Iguanas, Not Snow, Are Falling In Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — With unexpectedly cold weather in the forecast and pandemic-related curfews in some places, Florida is about …