In full: George Edward Clinton (Show more) Born: July 22, 1941, Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S. (age 82) (Show more) George Clinton (born July 22, 1941, Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S.) is a highly influential funk music singer, songwriter, and musician who organized and produced Parliament-Funkadelic, a genre-bending theatrical collective of performers who defined funk music in the 1970s. Clinton grew up...

El Nio is likely to give way soon, ushering in a quick switch to its opposite atmospheric and ocean pattern, La Nia. For the U.S., this climatological flip-flop will likely mean a greater risk of major hurricanes in the Atlantic as well as areas of drier-than-usual weather in the southern portions of the country. Globally, La Nia usually leads to...

On Aug. 16, 1897, the Research Vessel Belgica set sail from Antwerp, Belgium. The ship's destination via Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and then Punta Arenas, Chile was Antarctica, a continent that until that time remained completely unexplored by westerners. The new land was not kind to its visitors. Shortly after its arrival, the Belgica became stuck in the thick halo...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists uncovered the first known structure in complex cells that's capable of drawing nitrogen from the atmosphere and converting it into a form that the cell can use. They've dubbed the newfound cell part the nitroplast. And according to two recent studies, the researchers think it likely evolved 100 million years ago. The nitroplast probably developed...

　　 　　If you’re an investor who happens to be a “Fedwatcher” type, then you’re likely to hear about two key topics: First, whether the central bank is going to raise, lower, or maintain its Fed funds interest rate target; and second, whether it’s planning on shrinking or expanding its balance sheet. 　　Investors typically understand the interest rate part pretty well,...

Researchers may have found the true origin of the Hope Diamond, the Koh-i-noor and other famous, flawless gemstones. These diamonds, known collectively as the Golconda diamonds, are special because they have few inclusions and are very low in nitrogen, making them very clear and free of sparkle-disrupting flaws. They are also large. The Koh-i-noor, now one of the British Crown...

Even our tallest buildings can't rival the staggering size of the world's most iconic waterfalls, which include Niagara Falls on the U.S. border to Canada, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia and Angel Falls in Venezuela. But which of these is the world's largest waterfall? Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall on land, measuring 3,212 feet (979 meters) high and...

　　Also called: desert crocodile or sacred crocodile (Show more) West African crocodile, (Crocodylus suchus), large species of crocodile inhabiting forested swamps, marshes, freshwater rivers and streams, and even some arid regions of western and central Africa. The West African crocodile is found from Senegal and The Gambia eastward to Somalia and from Chad, Niger, and Mauritania southward as far as...

　　In full: Jesse Lon Plemons (Show more) Born: April 2, 1988, Dallas, Texas, U.S. (age 36) (Show more) Jesse Plemons (born April 2, 1988, Dallas, Texas, U.S.) is an American actor known for an understated, natural acting style that has made him popular with fans and critics alike. Plemons is typically cast in character roles, and his notable credits include...

Emperor penguin chicks have been recorded hurling themselves from a 50-foot (15 meters) cliff in Antarctica for the first time. The unprecedented footage, captured at Atka Bay in Northern Antarctica, shows roughly 700 fledglings braving a sheer drop to embark on their first swim in the ocean below. I had no idea that the chicks would be able to make...

Look out over Antarctica in the summer, and time seems frozen. The South Pole's midnight sun appears to hover in place, never dropping below the horizon for weeks between November and January. But the Antarctics timelessness is an illusion. Only a decade ago, on summer nights across the coast, the sun would glide ever so slightly over the ocean, dusting...

Quick factsWhere is it? Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia [7.518881, 38.650099]. What's in the photo? From left to right: Lake Shala, Lake Abijatta and Lake Langano. Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8. When was it taken? March 29, 2022. The trio of lakes in this striking image each have a different color thanks to a combination of factors including depth,...