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Thawing permafrost in the Arctic will accelerate global warming and could add $70 trillion to the world's climate change bill, a new study on the economic impact of melting ice says.

Potentially dangerous fungi are living on space stations and spacecraft right now — but we have no idea if they're harmful for astronauts and scientists need to do much more research to figure that out.

The wreck of an Australian freighter has been discovered 77 years after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II.

The partial skeleton of a baby Tyrannosaurus rex is for sale on eBay for nearly $3 million.

Earth's magnetic shield defends our planet from the scourges of solar wind and cosmic radiation, making life on our planet possible.

Known for its scenic landscape, tropical climate and beautiful beaches, Hawaii is a tourist destination for people around the world. But concerns have arisen that its iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand beaches and bustling city streets.

Three in four Americans think climate change will eventually result in the extinction of humanity, according to new research.

According to a new study, the polar vortex on Saturn's moon, Titan, can last "three-quarters of a Titan year, or about 22 Earth years."

They’re the things that often bug us the most — quite literally.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand beaches and bustling city streets.

Astronomers have detected "plasma rain" pouring down over the solar surface, which may explain why the sun's outer atmosphere is so much hotter than the star's surface.

A medieval burial pit in Lebanon is shedding new light on the Crusader era in the Middle East.

An Australian woman was sipping her coffee when she noticed a large shadow overhead. As she looked up behind her, she was shocked to discover a large snake coiled around a tawny frogmouth — a stocky bird that resembles an owl.

A hiker in Southern California thought he had found an abandoned puppy in a canyon recently. The cute animal, however, was not all that it seemed.

Twenty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope revealed a giant crab in the sky.

The government space agency said it had found a "jellyfish"-like galaxy, known as ESO 137-001, with a tail made up of long gas stretching 260,000 light-years across space.

Shortly before the start of World War II, Albert Einstein, perhaps the world's most famous theoretical physicist, wrote a letter to a colleague detailing his thoughts on the "power of the resistance" of the Jewish people. And now that letter is set to go up for auction and it could fetch a staggering sum.

The depths of the Indian Ocean are home to some bizarre creatures — including one that looks like a balloon on a string.

 A group of firefighters worked well into the night to ensure an 11-foot alligator that was lurking around a Miami neighborhood was captured, but due to safety concerns, the creature was euthanized.

A hiker in Zionsville, Indiana was in for a slithery surprise when she came across a huge eastern rat snake hanging from a tree branch.