A very large dead zone,
an area of water with no
or very little oxygen, is
expected to form in the
Gulf of Mexico this year
â a
trend in recent years,
according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
Saturn is widely regarded
as the most beautiful
object in the solar
system, and tonight you
can get a detailed look
at the iconic ringed
planet through a powerful
telescope during a live
webcast.
In Alaska, houses are
built to keep warm air in
and cold air out, not the
other way around. So with
a record-setting heat
wave scorching the state,
residents are sweltering
amidst temperatures
soaring past 90 degrees
Fahrenheit (32 degrees
Celsius).
...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP)
â
Nearly 120 scientists and
engineers from around the
world are meeting in
South Dakota this week to
discuss operational and
technical issues with
collecting images from
the Landsat 8 satellite.
If you're outside soon
after nightfall this week
â say
around 10 p.m. your local
time â
you may notice a large
and slender triangle high
in the southern sky, a
celestial geometry
display of two stars and
the brilli...
U.S. investigators have
recovered and returned
historical documents that
were stolen two decades
ago from Russia's
archives, including
letters by Catherine the
Great and composer Pyotr
Ilyich Tchaikovsky