Current Earthquake Activity and Aftershocks

Earthquake activity continues to accelerate
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California Wildfires 2018

The comic book world -- heck, the whole world -- mourns the loss of Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics master who helped create some of pop culture's most iconic characters: Spider-Man, the X-Men, Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Black Panther, just to name a few.

Lee died Monday in Los Angeles at age 95. Lee sparked an innovation in comic book storytelling in the 1960s and watched it grow into a movie phenomenon. The Marvel Cinematic Universe -- the slew of movies based on his characters -- has made nearly $18 billion over the past decade. Hollywood heavyweights who brought Lee's characters to life -- like Robert Downey Jr. and Hugh Jackman -- paid tribute. We all can look forward to Lee's final film cameo, probably in the upcoming "Avengers 4." Read More

Amazon picks New York and Northern Virginia for HQ2   CNN - November 13, 2018

After running a year-long competition that drew interest from hundreds of cities and a number of states, Amazon has chosen New York City and Northern Virginia to split duty as its second headquarters. Amazon has picked New York's Long Island City and Arlington County's Crystal City neighborhoods. The development projects promise to bring the cities a giant infusion of jobs and tax revenue, but are almost certain to draw fire from critics concerned about their impact on infrastructure and property values.

Ancient bird reveals clues about the evolution of flight: 75 million year old fossil shows how creatures evolved stronger muscles and bones in order to fly

Climate change led to the demise of the ancient Indus valley civilization that flourished in the Himalayan foothills 4,000 years ago

Archaeologists find remains of lost city of Tenea first settled by prisoners who survived the Trojan war

North America's Oldest Mummy Sheds Light on Ancient Migrations

Hundreds of Tiny Terracotta Warriors Found Guarding 2,100-Year-Old Chinese Site

The Hubble Telescope Has Found a Smile in Space to Warm Your Heart

Colonizing Mars Means Contaminating Mars - And Never Knowing For Sure If It Had Its Own Native Life

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