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The storm likely to hit Ireland, the U.K., France and northern Germany with winds gusts up to 85 mph.       

The colossal, long-extinct beast lived 5 to 10 million years ago and measured at 9 1/2 feet - roughly the size and shape of a mid-sized car....

France's health minister has announced the first coronavirus death in Europe. In China, more than 1,500 people have died from the virus.   ...

The patient, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist, had a lung infection caused by the coronavirus. He arrived in France on Jan. 16.       

The fossil shell of a giant turtle that was as big as a car has been discovered in South America, scientists report in a new study published...

The patient, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist, had a lung infection caused by the coronavirus. He arrived in France on Jan. 16.       

The deal between the U.S. and the Taliban calls for a reduction in deadly attacks that have ravaged Afghanistan.       

Researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate how many species would be lost over the next 50 years.       

The new decade is off to a hot start. The Earth just had its warmest January on record, scientists announced Thursday.       

Pine Island is one of the fastest-retreating glaciers in Antarctica, NASA says. The break-off is "both terrifying and beautiful," one scient...

The Pine Island glacier "is one of the fastest-retreating glaciers in Antarctica," according to NASA. One scientist calls it "unsettling."...

Families who have adopted children from China are currently unable to travel and pick them up due to the coronavirus.       

A 60-year-old American who has not been identified died after being diagnosed with the coronavirus in Wuhan, the U.S. Embassy says.  &n...

A 60-year-old American who has not been identified died after being diagnosed with the coronavirus in Wuhan, the U.S. Embassy says.       ...

A woman captured on video a disorderly man ranting about coronavirus and Chinese people where she felt attacked and victimized.       

The UN warned that locusts can put crop production, food security and millions of lives at risk.       

Some rare good news from the climate change front. Global emissions of carbon dioxide in 2019 were level with those of 2018, a new report sa...

Sam Rowley's "Station squabble" was voted the Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People's Choice award and will be displayed in London....

For the first time, scientists have detected a radio signal from outer space that repeats at regular intervals.       

For the first time, scientists have detected a radio signal from outer space that repeats at regular intervals.       

The one-day death toll of 103 pushed the total past 1,000 and provided an ominous warning that the coronavirus epidemic was acceleratin...

A rare winter storm coated Baghdad in snow Tuesday morning for only the second time in the Iraqi capital in the past century.       

A rare winter storm coated Baghdad in snow Tuesday morning, only the second time snow fell in the Iraqi capital in the past century.      ...

Syrian rebels claim to have shot down a government helicopter Tuesday in the country's northwest where Syrian troops are on the offensive. (...

The one-day death toll of 103 pushed the total past 1,000 and provided an ominous warning that the coronavirus epidemic was accelerating. ...