Doctors: Global warming is taking a toll on people’s health
Global warming is hurting people's health a bit more than previously thought, but there's hope that the Earth — and populations — can heal if the planet kicks its coal...
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Sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific on tsunami debris, landing in U.S.
Nearly 300 species of fish, mussels and other sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific Ocean on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, washing ashore alive in the United States, researchers...
Harvey’s perfect storm recipe: Warm water, calm air up high and slow speed
Hurricane Harvey is following the perfect recipe to be a monster storm, meteorologists say. Warm water. Check. Calm air at 40,000 feet high. Check. Slow speed to dump maximum rain....
Yes, you can buy happiness — if you spend it to save time
Yes, you can buy happiness — especially if the money saves you time. People who dole out cash to save time on things like housekeeping, delivery services and taxis are...
Powerful Andrew launches assault on Louisiana’s coast
(Published Aug. 26, 1992) Hurricane Andrew resumed its devastation late Tuesday night, with still-fresh scenes of South Florida`s tragedy possibly saving lives along the Gulf Coast. Grand Isle, Louisiana`s only...
SPY SATELLITE IS LOST IN $1.3 BILLION FAILURE
A Titan 4A rocket blew up Wednesday morning over Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the most expensive space disaster in years. The nation lost about $1.3 billion in space equipment, including...
NASA MAKES ROOM FOR NEW BREED OF CREW
Young fighter jocks and scientists will have to make some room in space for more down-to-Earth folks. NASA on Friday assigned 76-year-old Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio) to an October space...
CRITICS WARN OF NUCLEAR MAYHEM FOR NASA LAUNCH
If all goes well hours before dawn Monday, a Titan IV-B rocket will send NASA's Cassini space probe on a seven-year trip to Saturn. Scientists will be a step closer...
‘A Mike Tyson storm’
(Published Aug. 24, 1992) By now you probably have met Hurricane Andrew. Unfortunately. To the people who know him best, the hurricane forecasters who have been tracking him for eight...
Andrew bears down on S. Florida’s coast
(Published Aug. 23, 1992) This is for real. At 2 a.m. today, Hurricane Andrew had reached 120 miles per hour, a category 3 storm. Forecasters predicted it would increase in...