Tropical Storm Octave Warning Issued: What To Expect As Rains Approach Baja California
Tropical Storm Octave is headed for the Baja California peninsula. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected to weaken through midweek, but will bring heavy rains and gusty winds.
Elephant Kills Missouri Zookeeper John Bradford; Zoo Says Animal Will Not Be Euthanized
A Missouri zookeeper named John Bradford was crushed to death Friday by a 6,000-pound elephant named Patience. Bradford had worked at the zoo for 30 years.
Why Advertisers May Not Want You Eating Popcorn At The Movie Theaters
There may be cause for advertisers to be dismayed by movie-theater snacking: According to a new study, chewing popcorn makes us immune to advertising.
Venice’s Flood Barrier Passes First Public Test As Italian City Sees First Signs Of Winter Flooding [PHOTOS]
Officials carried out the first test of Venice’s flood barriers, designed to keep rising tides from inundating the city.
UPDATE: Stampede In India Kills At Least 115, Injures More Than 100 As Panicked Crowd Tries To Flee Bridge
A stampede in India killed 115 people and injured more than 100 Sunday. The incident occurred in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
False Widow Spider, Britain’s Most Venomous Arachnid, May Have False Reputation
The false widow spider, or Steatoda nobilis, appears in British headlines as a natural-born killer terrorizing Britons everywhere. But is it really as dangerous as the stories say?
Evidence Of Prehistoric Recycling Suggests Our Ancient Ancestors Were ‘Green,’ Too
Researchers say our ancestors were recyclers, too, reusing tools and other objects much as we do today.
Tropical Cyclone Phailin Makes Landfall In India, First Deaths Reported [PHOTOS]
Mass evacuation succeeds. A similar storm in 1999 claimed 10,000 lives.
Google ‘Shared Endorsements’ Feature Uses Your Face And Name To Advertise Products
Google’s new ad feature will use your face and name to sell products to anyone in its ad network. Here’s how to opt out of it.
‘Newborn’ Planet Discovered In Milky Way Galaxy Has No Star To Orbit
Astronomers identified a new planet in the Milky Way galaxy. The young planet is free-floating, meaning it doesn’t orbit a star.
U.S. Government Shutdown: Antarctic Research Program And 5 Other Shuttered Science Programs
The U.S. government shutdown has put the Antarctic research program on ice. Here are five other science programs the shutdown has left in limbo.
Climate Change Will Affect Tropics First, Long Before Arctic Sees Shift
Researchers in Hawaii have pinpointed exactly when and where extreme temperatures, brought on by global warming, will strike first. Scientists say the region surrounding Earth’s equator, called the tropics, will feel the effects of global warming long before the poles do.
3D-Printed Bacteria ‘Cages’ Allow Scientists To Study Microbe Behavior [PHOTOS]
Scientists are using a new version of a 3D printer to create tiny cages for bacterial communities.
Study Measures ‘Digital Natives’ Around The World: Here’s Where Millennials Use The Internet The Most
A new study measures what proportion of "digital natives" are active online.
Ancient Sundial Discovered In Bronze Age Ukrainian Grave Is Oldest Of Its Kind [PHOTOS]
Archaeologists excavating an ancient Bronze Age grave found what is probably the earliest form of an analemmatic sundial. The ancient sundial is more than 3,200 years old.
Tarantula Mating Season In California Brings Creepy Crawlers Out From Hiding
Tarantula mating season has arrived in California. But don't panic just yet; California's tarantulas are, for the most part, harmless to humans. Just don't interrupt their mating rituals.
‘Printing’ Alien Life? Geneticist Craig Venter Says 3D Printers Could Recreate Martian DNA On Earth
Scientists could soon be using biological 3D printers to recreate alien life on Earth.
