Why Mount Everest Is Growing Taller Every Year
Researchers say that two rivers merged some 89,000 years ago and gave the mightiest peak in the Himalayas a huge growth spurt.
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Researchers say that two rivers merged some 89,000 years ago and gave the mightiest peak in the Himalayas a huge growth spurt.
Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star.
Astronomers have discovered a black hole emitting energy in jets longer than the width of 140 Milky Way galaxies.
Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope.
Tim Walz said climate change is real, but boasted about high U.S. levels of oil and gas production. JD Vance called climate change “weird science.”
Not everyone will be able to see the phenomenon, known as an annular eclipse, on Wednesday, though a partial solar eclipse may be visible in parts of Antarctica and Hawaii.
Damage went beyond downed power lines. Hundreds of substations went out after the storm. Getting them back online is difficult.
Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is turning up more often in women under age 50.
Hurricanes typically weaken over land. But if the ground is already wet from earlier rains, storms can receive an extra jolt that keeps them churning.
The state said that despite a doctor’s recommendation and state law, a Catholic hospital declined to provide an abortion because fetal heart tones were present.
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant was the last surviving coal-burning power station in a country that birthed the Industrial Revolution and fed it with coal.
The death, which was reported on Friday, is only the fifth fatal human rabies case in Minnesota since 1975, health officials said.
Two astronauts — one American, one Russian — are headed to the International Space Station with two empty seats for crewmates who are already in orbit.
With communication lines down in the mountains amid Helene, early reports were unclear about how many landslides had occurred and the extent of damage from the storm.
A pet trust designates a new guardian for companion animals and sets aside funds for their care. Better yet, it’s legally binding.