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A Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued for late Monday into early Tuesday, which means Northern Lights could be visible across Michigan on Labor Day and in the skies over a large swath of the U.S. and Canada. The Geomagnetic Storm could reach G-2, or medium levels, on Monday evening and increase to G-3 levels overnight and into early Tuesday, …

On an overcast Tuesday in July, divers Mitch Johnson and Sean Taylor shimmy into their wetsuits on the back of the R/V Xenarcha, a 28ft boat floating off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, south of Los Angeles. Behind them, the clear waters of the Pacific are dotted with a forest of army-green strands, waving like mermaid hair underwater. We …

Northern Lights Could Put on a Show for Large Sections of the U.S.  The New York Times Northern Lights Forecast: These 18 States May See Aurora Borealis On Labor Day  Forbes Northern lights could make a return to Cleveland Monday night  News 5 Cleveland WEWS Geomagnetic Storm Watch: Full-Halo solar eruption could bring Northern Lights across Michigan and the Midwest  MLive.com Northern lights may …

A potent solar storm is on its way and could put on a spectacular northern lights display for Labor Day across the U.S. A fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME), launched by a long-duration M2.7 flare from sunspot AR 4199 on Aug. 30, is expected to slam into Earth’s magnetic field late on Sept. 1 into early Sept. 2 (UTC), according …

Scientists discovered how to switch aging fat cells back into calorie-burning mode, hinting at a way to fight weight gain and disease without freezing temperatures. Credit: Stock Scientists at Cornell have uncovered a way to potentially reverse age-related weight gain by reactivating a special type of fat called beige fat. Unlike ordinary white fat that stores calories, beige fat burns …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, an immensely important update to Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, is currently our best approximation of how the universe ticks. But there are some holes in Einstein’s theory, including some gravitational weirdness around low acceleration “wide binary” stars. A study claims that the behavior of these …

For centuries, sailors spoke of colossal rogue waves that appeared without warning, dismissed by many as mere maritime lore. Now, new research reveals these towering walls of water aren’t oceanic mysteries at all — but the natural outcome of ordinary wave physics aligning in extraordinary ways. Credit: Shutterstock Rogue waves are not anomalies but the result of normal ocean dynamics. …

During the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), a boxy spacecraft with solar wings in the shape of crosses flew right by Venus — if all went according to plan. That probe is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUICE (“Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer”), which is on its way to do just what you might expect after hearing its name. …

Of all the weird and wonderful adaptations that have evolved in the world’s oceans, the barreleye fish’s might be the most impressive. These deep-sea dwellers are equipped with a transparent head, allowing their tubular eyes to look upwards, like gazing out of a car sunroof, as they hunt for prey above in pitch-black waters.  The rest of this article is …

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A remarkable fossilized larva has been discovered by scientists with its brain and guts still intact. The fossilized creature is one of the earliest ancestors of a group known as arthropods, which includes insects, crabs, and …