Category: 7. SciTech

NEW YORK (AP) – Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil.

The whales were identified by their distinctive tail markings at the two locations about 9,000 miles (14,500 kilometers) apart.

They traveled in opposite…

Two large gold deposits discovered in China may hold a collective mass of over 2,000 metric tons (2,200 US tons) of the precious material – the largest ever found within the country’s borders.

If confirmed by further geological surveys, the Wangu deposit in Hunan province and the Dadonggou…

The explosion of a reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 40 years ago in April 1986 was one of the biggest human-made accidental disasters in history.

The subsequent nuclear meltdown and fire that destroyed the building scattered dangerous radioactive contaminants for miles. The…

It’s May, but California is already getting a taste of what peak fire season could look like, as out of control blazes pose a danger to infrastructure and some of the most threatened trees on the planet.

A combination of high winds and heat has contributed to a trio of major fires in Southern…