U.S. Vote To Shape How World Warms As Climate Pact Exit Looms
What happens on election day will to some degree determine how much more hot and nasty the worldβs climate will likely get, experts say.
Virus Makes Friday Nights Empty And Quiet In Europe | PHOTOS
In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of living rooms, places to gather and be seen, areas to laugh, chat and drink with friends.
Pope Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions In New Documentary Film
Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary βFrancesco,β which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival.
Alaska Earthquake
A major earthquake registering 7.4 on the Richter Scale has occurred in Alaska.
Touch-And-Go: U.S. Spacecraft Sampling Asteroid For Return
After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a NASA spacecraft this week will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble.
Edge On The Clock: Google Lets Users Hum A Tune
Google has announced this week, it is adding a "Search Song" button to its search bar which will allow users to hum, sing, or whistle the tunes a song whose names they don't know.
Company Behind South Korean Hit Band BTS Soar In Trading Debut
South Koreaβs Big Hit Entertainment, the company that manages global pop sensation BTS, had a dynamite trading debut Thursday in Seoul, helped by the zeal of its loyal fans.
Apple Unveils New iPhones For Faster 5G Wireless Networks
Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks.
World Food Program Wins Nobel Peace Prize For Hunger Fight
The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as βa weapon of war and conflictβ at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation.
Irish Court: Subway Bread Isn't Bread
Irelandβs Supreme Court has ruled that bread sold by the fast food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread.
Worldwide Death Toll From Coronavirus Eclipses 1 Million
The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leadersβ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work.
The Impact Of The Coronavirus As Deaths Near 1 Million | PHOTOS
Take a look at these photos of the Coronavirus's impact as deaths near 1 million people world wide.
Edge On The Clock: Candy Ban, Sex And The City, Condom Control,
Berkeley, CA will become the first city in the U.S. to ban junk food in checkout lines of grocery stores. Berkeley's City Council unanimously voted to approve the so-called 'Healthy Checkout Ordinance.' It goes into effect January 2022.
Western Wildfire Smoke Causes East Coast Haze, Vivid Sunsets
The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country β and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of miles away in the East are seeing unusually hazy skies and remarkable sunsets.
Edge On The Clock: Flying V Plane Takes Flight
The future of air travel is here. Researchers have managed to fly a remote-controlled v-shaped plane, called 'the flying v'.
Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Trump For Nobel Peace Prize
An anti-immigrant Norwegian lawmaker said Wednesday that he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.
Typhoon Lashes South Korea After Battering Japanese Islands
A powerful typhoon damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea on Monday after battering islands in southern Japan, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, before weakening as it passed North Korea.
βWorldβs Loneliest Elephantβ Okayed To Quit Zoo For New Life
An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case said Saturday.
Typhoon Pummels South Korea, Ship Missing In Rough Waters
A powerful typhoon ripped through South Koreaβs southern and eastern coasts with tree-snapping winds and flooding rains Thursday, knocking out power to more than 270,000 homes and leaving at least one person dead.
Record Melt: Greenland Lost 586 Billion Tons Of Ice In 2019
Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said.
