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Bill Gates just revealed his 2 favorite books of 2018 so far

Bill Gates just revealed his favorite books of 2018.The first is from one of his all-time favorite authors, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker.The other, by a Swedish physician, is being published in...

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A nor'easter is expected to hit the East Coast on Thursday and Friday — and...

An intense nor'easter storm is expected to form between Thursday night and Friday.Heavy winds and coastal flooding are expected in New York and Massachusetts, with potentially record-setting flooding...

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15 destinations to cross off your bucket list before they disappear forever

It's not uncommon for tourist sites to become endangered for a variety of reasons.Below is a list of 14 places around the world that you should see soon before they disappear.Examples include the...

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Rare blue ice usually only seen in the Arctic has come to US shores — and...

Things are looking blue this week in Michigan. On Sunday, people near The Mackinac Bridge — which straddles Lake Michigan to the West and Lake Huron to the East — noticed huge blue hunks of frozen lake...

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The winter storm slamming the East Coast is becoming a 'bomb cyclone' — and...

Winter Storm Riley is hammering the East Coast with rain, sleet, and intense winds on Friday.The nor'easter is undergoing the rapid intensification process known as "bombogenesis," a term...

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The nor'easter slamming the East Coast is undergoing the rapid...

The nor'easter storm known as Riley is undergoing a rapid intensification process called"bombogenesis."This describes the process in which a storm quickly gets stronger if its central surface pressure...

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Photos show how a 'bomb cyclone' is slamming the East Coast with walls of...

Winter Storm Riley is rip-roaring its way along the East Coast, slamming homes in Massachusetts with a wall of water.The nor'easter— also known as a bomb cyclone— is bringing devastating winds to areas...

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Scientists spent a month exploring the Gulf of Mexico's deep sea habitats —...

There's a spectacular, uncharted alien world right off the Gulf Coast, and a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) expedition sought to uncover its secrets.This past December, a NOAA team,...

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The Northeast is set to get pummeled with another cruel winter storm this week

Snow is in the forecast for the Northeast this week.Areas from Pennsylvania to Boston could get hit with several inches of wet, heavy snow on Wednesday.In New York, forecasters are predicting as much...

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Rare 'thundersnow' is hitting New York — here's what that is and why it happens

Snowfall rates were picking up for the storm hitting the Northeast on Wednesday.The National Weather Service said there may be "thundersnow," a rare meteorological phenomenon in which a storm involving...

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How long you can stay outside in extreme weather before getting frostbite

A Nor'easter is set to deliver up to a foot of snow in parts of the East Coast on Wednesday.Even though temperatures won't reach extreme cold, beware of the risk of frostbite and hypothermia.The heavy,...

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This beehive provides honey on tap — and it's raised almost £10 million...

The Flow Hive 2 allows you to keep bees and have honey on tap.It has raised almost £10 million on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.A Flow Hive 2 can be pre-ordered for around £504. Flow Hive 2 is a...

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A super-rare diamond was found to contain a deep-Earth mineral never before...

Scientists have discovered calcium silicate perovskite, CaSiO3, inside a rare diamond. The mineral usually becomes unstable before reaching the Earth's surface, but was held captive by the strength of...

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Disturbing before-and-after images show what the San Francisco Bay Area could...

New research found that the San Francisco Bay Area was sinking at a rate of up to 10 millimeters a year in certain areas.Coupled with a rising sea level, the sinking could mean that much more of the...

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Researchers figured out how to generate power from falling raindrops — which...

Solar panels are generally useless in rainy weather. But researchers in China have found an ingenious solution: They've developed solar panels that can harness the motion of raindrops for energy.It...

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Yet another winter storm is about to slam the East Coast with snow — the...

Yet another nor'easter is about to hit Boston, New York, and New England on Tuesday.Winter storm Skylar looks like it'll be a blizzard, bringing a lot of snow in Massachusetts.This will be the third...

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12 rare animals that are teetering on the brink of extinction

Every day, species around the planet are going extinct. And for each species that goes extinct, many more become and remain endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and climate change. These...

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I lived a week without using any water — and it showed me just how much we're...

 663 million people in the developing world don't have immediate access to water.The average American household uses more than 300 gallons of water per day.I went a week without water to try and see...

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The world's last northern white rhino, who showed 'what extinction looks...

Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros in the world, died on March 19.Before he died, he was photographed by Tim Flach for his book "Endangered," which is the source of the above photo.In that...

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12 animals that are in danger of disappearing forever

A rhinoceros subspecies is almost extinct.On Monday, the world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, died at 45 years of age.Sudan — who is named for his country of birth and lived under the...

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