A fireball that streaked across the sky above the Thule Air Base in Greenland on
July 25 was notable for not only the 2.1 kilotons of energy it released but also
the stir it caused on social media.
Shark attacks declined in 2011, but shark-related fatalities spiked, suggesting
people are straying to out-of-the-way places to surf or go in the water,
scientists say.
Whether people accept manmade global warming as real may depend on the weather
outside that particular day, a new study finds. Extreme weather made people less
likely to believe climate change science
A meteorite designated Yamato 691 discovered in Antarctica in 1969 has just
divulged a modern secret: a new mineral, now called Wassonite. The meteorite
opens a window to the early solar system.