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A bomb cyclone dumped snow across the Northeast in January 2018 as well. Here, a man walks through the streets of Boston as snow falls from the massive winter storm on Jan. 4, 2018 in Boston.

'Bomb cyclone' set to bring blizzards and hurricane-force winds to the Northeast on Friday: Here's why.

By Cameron Duke published

A 'bomb cyclone' is expected to bring strong winds and dump inches of snow on the U.S. Northeast on Friday and Saturday.

Difference between fruit and vegetables

What's the difference between fruit and vegetables?

By Ailsa Harvey, Live Science Staff published

Reference The difference between fruit and vegetables can vary across botanical and culinary fields

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A dvier from the 1 Ocean project surveys the rose-shaped corals on the newly discovered reef in Tahiti.

Massive 'pristine' reef of giant rose-shaped corals discovered lurking unusually deep off the coast of Tahiti

By Harry Baker published

Divers with UNESCO have discovered and mapped out a massive and unusually pristine reef of rose-shaped corals in Tahiti.

Satellites saw the Tonga eruption column rise halfway to space on Jan. 15.

Tonga eruption equivalent to 'hundreds of Hiroshima bombs,' NASA says

By Brandon Specktor published

The violent eruption of an underwater volcano near the Kingdom of Tonga on Jan 15 was more powerful than 100 Hiroshima atomic bombs, NASA researchers estimate.

NOAA's GOES West satellite captured this stunning view of an explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, located in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga, on Jan. 15, 2022.

Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell

By Kevin Hamilton published

The volcanic eruption in Tonga generated pressure waves in the atmosphere that quickly spread around the world.

Two people hiking

What is the longest possible walk on Earth?

By John Arnst published

How long could you walk in a straight line? What if the path meandered?

A satellite view of iceberg A68

Antarctica's doomed A68 iceberg dumped 1 trillion tons of water into the ocean over 3 years

By Brandon Specktor published

A new study of iceberg A68 (once the world's largest) charts its entire doomed journey, and shows exactly when it started to melt at an alarming rate

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists revealed the Doomsday Clock's new time on Jan. 20.

On the 'doorstep of doom': Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight

By Mindy Weisberger published

The hypothetical clock's hands mark our nearness to annihilation.

Earth seen from 1 million miles (1.6 million km) away. Global warming is the gradual heating of the planet's surface, oceans and atmosphere.

What is global warming?

By Stephanie Pappas published

Global warming is the gradual heating of Earth's surface, oceans and atmosphere.

The Enigma diamond, a 555.55 carat black diamond with 55 facets.

55-sided, 555-carat 'Enigma' black diamond (potentially from space) goes on sale

By Harry Baker published

The black diamond known as the "Enigma" will soon be sold at auction, but experts are unsure about the origins of the stunning gem.

The fossilized Florigerminis jurassica plant with a defined stem, bulbous fruit and fossilized flower bud (marked by the white arrow).

164 million-year-old plant fossil is the oldest example of a flowering bud

By Harry Baker published

Researchers in China have uncovered the oldest example of a fossilized flower bud ever.

Nuclear weapons, climate change and pandemics are global challenges; overcoming them requires unified actions by nations and world leaders.

Will the Doomsday Clock move forward or back? Watch live to find out

By Mindy Weisberger published

The Doomsday Clock debuted 75 years ago to highlight the threat of nuclear weapons to our survival as a species, a risk now accompanied by escalating climate change and global pandemics.

The remnants of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai island in Polynesia that was blasted apart by a powerful volcanic eruption on Jan. 15.

Ash from Tonga volcano eruption reaches record altitude but climate cooling unlikely

By Tereza Pultarova published

The volcanic eruption that destroyed a Polynesian island on Saturday injected ash into record altitude but won't cause any disruption to Earth's climate, experts said.

Nomuka island is covered in ash in this aerial photo taken after a massive volcanic eruption.

Dramatic photos show horrific aftermath of massive Tonga eruption and tsunami

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

New aerial photos show a blanket of dust and ash covering the Pacific nation of Tonga following a massive underwater volcanic eruption.

Diamonds

Diamonds: Formation, grading and other facts

By Andrew May published

Reference Diamonds are unique among gemstones, with intriguing physical properties and practical applications far beyond jewelry.

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NOAA's GOES West satellite captured this stunning view of an explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, located in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga, on Jan. 15, 2022.

Huge Tonga underwater volcano eruption captured in stunning satellite video

By Tariq Malik published

A powerful underwater volcano eruption in Tonga on Saturday (Jan. 15) was captured as it happened in stunning satellite images.

NOAA's GOES West satellite captured the explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, located in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.

4-foot tsunami hits Tonga after explosive eruption of underwater volcano

By Jeanna Bryner published

A tsunami triggered by the explosive eruption of the underwater Tonga volcano in the Pacific Ocean slammed the shoreline of the Pacific nation Saturday (Jan. 15).

Sand sculptures decorate the shore by Lake Michigan at Tiscornia Park, with the North Pier Lighthouse in the background in St. Joseph, Michigan.

Weird sand 'chess pieces' dot Lake Michigan shore. Here's how they formed.

By Laura Geggel published

Here's the science behind the bizarre sand pillars that formed on the shores of Lake Michigan.

In this image captured Jan. 2 by the Landsat 8 satellite Mount Vesuvius is clearly visible through a circular hole in the clouds.

Striking satellite photo captures Mount Vesuvius peering through a hole in the clouds

By Harry Baker published

A satellite image captured by Landsat 8 shows Mount Vesuvius "peering" through an eerily circular hole in the clouds.

stalagmites and stalactites

How are stalactites and stalagmites formed?

By Laura Mears published

Reference These ancient cave decorations take thousands of years to appear, building up drip by painstaking drip

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