An eclipse-like event will cause Mars to vanish from the sky over North America early Tuesday morning in a rare event known to astronomers as a lunar occultation.Similar to an eclipse when the Earth, moon and sun fall in line, during an occultation, the Earth, moon and a planet align. As a result, the Red Planet will be hidden from sight as it appears to pass directly behind the moon during...

The coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has infected more than 60,000, killed over 1,300 and terrified millions. In the United States, residents wait with bated breath as new cases of infected Americans arise. Also worth noting is that more than 7,000 patients diagnosed with the virus have recovered, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.On Thursday, the 15th U.S. case of...

Medical workers fighting the new coronavirus, called COVID-19, face resource shortages and a high risk of...

It was a frigid week for several spots across the United States as blizzards hindered travel on slick and slushy roadways for many drivers. Meanwhile, the flooding in the Deep South led to a rather unfortunate side effect in Alabama, and some much-needed good news has risen from the ashes of the devastating Australia bushfires. Here's a look back at the week in weather.Brutal blizzard, frigid...

People aboard the ship were fed dark chocolate and given roses, but they've also been told to do their own laundry and clean their own...

The Diamond Princess cruise ship is currently under a 14-day quarantine, where Cheryl and Paul Molesky have been posting regular...

More than 64,000 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. But only a handful are...

Here are six photos that show how researchers are studying the crisis among penguins as the planet continues to...

BP isn't the only company hoping to go carbon neutral despite its dependence on fossil fuels. Delta has unveiled a goal to become the first carbon neutral airline in the world, with the company promising $1 billion over 10 years to help "mitigate" all its CO2 emissions. This will include more efficient aircraft (including sustainable fuel) and less overall jet fuel use. It'll...

LONDON -- One dam would stretch some 300 miles from the coast of Scotland to Norway. The other, roughly 100 miles, would rise in the waters between northern France and Southeastern England.Together, the mammoth structures proposed by scientists would completely enclose the North Sea and offer protection for tens of millions of Europeans threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change.The...

Just as many storms have done this winter, a new system will track from the Plains into the Great Lakes and northern New England early this week and produce another swath of snow.The storm will first take aim at the Rockies, whitening the ground in Denver on Monday night and producing upwards of a foot of snow in the highest elevations of central Colorado.The weather pattern feels like the movie...

A NOAA satellite image shows a high-pressure ridge blocking rain from reaching the California coast. Much of the state already has drought...

Nearly 500,000 people have come in contact with coronavirus patients, officials say. Just shy of 180,000 of them are now under medical...

States rejected a plan that would have had pharmaceutical companies pay $18 billion over 18 years to settle ongoing opioid...

Welcome to Dispensed, Business Insider's weekly healthcare newsletter. This week, musings on the slowdown in genetics and dispatches from...

Lee Howdle was out enjoying a hike in the English countryside on Friday, Feb. 7, when he looked to the sky and saw an otherwordly sight.As he trekked up Mam Tor, a 1,696-foot-high hill in the county of Derbyshire, located in the English Midlands, he saw what appeared to be an angellike image shrouded in mist and surrounded by a colorful halo, staring back at him.As it turns out, it wasn't a...

Once a tropical cyclone moving through the Tasman Sea, Uesi, now a tropical rainstorm, packed a punch as it impacted New Zealand this weekend.Uesi took a southeasterly track late last week and through the weekend, aiming for the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island.It was a cloudy start to the weekend across much of the South Island on Saturday as the storm approached. Rain began to move...

A winter that is both warmer than last year and when compared to long-term average temperatures has resulted in substantial savings for people across the country.AccuWeather predicts those savings on home heating costs - for natural gas, heating oil and electricity - should continue into May. That's based on the exclusive AccuWeather 90-day forecast, which is available at...

Immune systems across the globe have been working overtime this winter as a devastating flu season has taken hold. More than 180,000 Americans have been hospitalized and 10,000 more have died in recent months, according to the CDC, while the coronavirus (now officially designated COVID-19) has spread across the globe at an alarming rate. Fears of a growing worldwide flu outbreak have even prompted...

The authors of the study by Anglia Ruskin University believe diseases like HPV could play a role in their results, but there were some...

Health authorities say the Uber driver is unlikely to be infected, but say people who think they are should use an ambulance or a private...