Land Vanishes Under Monsoon Floods in New Satellite Image
A river in Myanmar appears swollen with monsoon rain in a new photo taken from space.

A river in Myanmar appears swollen with monsoon rain in a new photo taken from space.
Teens who "vape," or use electronic cigarettes may be more likely to start smoking regular cigarettes than teens who have never tried e-cigarettes, according to a new study.
An astrophotographer spotted a beautifully-formed solar prominence that looks like a giant version of the famous Parisian landmark.
Fossils of one of the oldest flowering plants on Earth date back to the early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million to 130 million years ago.
There are five medications approved in the U.S. for the long-term treatment of obesity, but none can take the weight off without the help of diet and exercise.
Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossil of a hand bone yet to resemble that of a modern human. The hand belonged to an unknown human relative who would've been much taller and larger than any of its contemporaries.
Officials are pulling out pieces of the CSS Georgia, a Confederate warship, from the depths of the Savannah River, 150 years after the ship's crew deliberately sunk it.
The mystery surrounding the ancient rock paintings of Utah's Black Dragon Canyon has finally been solved.
Creationists and researchers have long debated how to interpret the rock art adorning Black Dragon Canyon in Utah.
A line of longitude on maps called the Prime Meridian of the World has shifted 334 feet to the east, thanks to satellite measurements.
Using giant vats of organic liquid buried under a mountain in Italy, scientists have shed new light on the origins of ghostly particles known as neutrinos generated by the Earth. The finding may reveal how radioactive elements affect Earth's interior heat
For many parts of California, an end to the cycle of drought may just be wishful thinking.
The most powerful laser beam ever created has been recently fired at Osaka University in Japan, where the Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments (LFEX) has been boosted to produce a beam with a peak power of 2,000 trillion watts.
Two shocking accounts of doctors behaving inappropriately while their patients were under anesthesia came to light in an essay published today in a respected medical journal.