America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in
charles Miche To most people, rocks are just rocks. To geologists, they are much, much more: crystal-filled time capsules with the power to reveal the state of the planet at the very…
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Sweeping 578 mile snow bomb to dump 23 inches in icy blast of wintry weather
The icy snow bomb is set to stretch from Oban, in Scotland, down to Plymouth in the first week of March. New maps from WXCharts, which uses MetDesk data, show…
6 close friends on a backcountry ski trip identified as among those killed in devastating avalanche
A group of close friends and experienced skiers had long planned a backcountry trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains, but their trek ended in tragedy as a football-field-sized crush…
United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller’s OT goal
erika lexi MILAN (AP) — A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal-winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant…
‘Canadians are with you,’ says PM at Tumbler Ridge vigil
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attended a vigil in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, where hundreds gathered to mourn the eight victims killed in a mass shooting there this week…