Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak a 'canary in the coal mine' for climate crisis, WHO expert warns
Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as one of its experts blamed the climate crisis and El Nino weather pattern for driving the surge.
2023-09-07 13:17
Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent 'return' from the grave
Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied together, suggests extra measures were taken to ensure "she could not 'return' from the grave," archaeologists have said.
2023-08-17 23:51
Please don't call the cops on mating manatees, Florida sheriff's office says
A Florida sheriff's office is urging beachgoers to give manatees some privacy -- and to not call the police on their distinctive mating displays.
2023-08-06 01:28
Fire whirls and pyrocumulus clouds: How fire creates its own weather
Substantial fires can create their own weather -- and do it in several ways.
2023-08-01 20:20
Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
The head of Russia's space agency has extended an offer to Moscow's partners in the BRICS group -- Brazil, India, China and South Africa -- to participate in the construction of a joint module for its planned orbital space station, state media reported Monday.
2023-07-25 15:26
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The highly anticipated movie "Oppenheimer" finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?
2023-07-20 19:17
The huge blob of seaweed headed for Florida has shrunk by 75%
Florida vacations are back on, sans stinky seaweed.
2023-07-09 14:27
Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old sword so well preserved it's still gleaming
Archaeologists have found an octagonal sword dating from more than 3,000 years ago at a burial site in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany.
2023-06-29 09:29
How a heat dome can push temperatures to dangerous highs
Summer is notorious for producing punishing heat waves, often referred to as heat domes.
2023-06-26 18:57
Why the heat index matters more than the temperature in a heat wave
Checking the temperature reading during a heat wave won't tell the whole sweltering story. It's going to feel a lot hotter.
2023-06-26 18:19
The North Atlantic is experiencing a 'totally unprecedented' marine heat wave
Temperatures in parts of the North Atlantic Ocean are soaring off the charts, with an "exceptional" marine heat wave happening off the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sparking concerns about impacts on marine life.
2023-06-20 22:27
Ornate Roman mausoleum uncovered beneath London construction site
An "incredibly rare" Roman mausoleum has been discovered underneath a south London construction site, archaeologists have said.
2023-06-14 23:59