Milky Way's Strange Warped Shape Could Be Caused by an Ongoing Collision With Another Galaxy
Researchers have long debated the cause of this warping, and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain it.
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Nashville Tornado Pictures Show Mass Destruction, Collapsed Buildings as 19 People Killed by Deadly Twister
A tornado struck Nashville in the early morning of March 3, causing vast amounts of damage downtown. Images taken shortly after the event show collapsed buildings and downed power lines.
Elon Musk Supports Twitter's Jack Dorsey After Threat From Activist Investor
"Just want [to] say that I support @Jack as Twitter CEO. He has a good heart," Musk wrote online yesterday as Twitter employees shared person messages under the hashtag #WeBackJack.
Air Pollution Pandemic Kills More People Prematurely than Smoking, Malaria and HIV/AIDS, Study Finds
In North America, air pollution wipes 1.4 years off people's lives on average, which could mostly be avoided if we stopped burning fossil fuels.
Three Billion Years Ago, the Planet May Have Looked Like Kevin Costner's 'Waterworld'
Clues in ancient rock suggest the early Earth did not have continents like we have today, but was covered by an ocean.
Soot From the Very Start of the Industrial Revolution Has Been Found at the Top of the Himalayas
Scientists analyzed a core sample taken from the Dasuopu glacier on Shishapangma, the world's 14th highest mountain.
A Mystery Radio Signal From Deep Space Appears to Be Repeating a 16-Day Cycle, Scientists Say
Scientists say they have found the first fast radio burst that has a steady repeating cycle.
Tornadoes and Severe 'Atypical' Weather Hit Virginia And Maryland
"We have seen a fair amount of damage across the area," said meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi from the National Weather Service.
Ancient Rock Art Dated Using Wasp Nests May Tell Refugee Stories From Period of Dramatic Sea Level Rise
Using carbon extracted from wasp nests, scientists were able to date Australian rock art to a period of sea level rise and social disruption.
Antarctica Hits Record-High Temperature, Climate Scientist Warns It May Go Higher Amid Rapid Warming
Argentina's national weather service clocked the warmest temperature recorded for continental Antarctica since monitoring began on February 6, when thermometers hit 18.3 C.
Android Applicatons Claiming to Clean and Speed up Smartphones Actually Install Malware
"The cybercriminals behind this campaign can use the affected device to post fake positive reviews in favor of the malicious apps as well as perform ad fraud techniques," researchers said.
Ocean Crossing of Stone Age People to Australia Set to Be Reenacted on Ancient Bamboo Raft Replica
A similar journey would have been made by humans over 65,000 years ago.
Trees of Amazon Rainforest Are 'Time Capsule' of Human History, Absorbing Details of Their Surroundings Over Hundreds of Years
Earth's tropical forests are "time capsules" of human history stretching back hundreds of years.
'Bat Tornado' Descends on Small Australian Town
"It just seems to me that every bat in Australia is now in Ingham," Raymon Jayo, mayor of Hinchinbrook, said.
'Monster' Great White Shark Surrounded by Pod of Killer Whales Filmed Off South Africa's Coast
Orcas are known to kill great whites and eat their livers.
