Space An asteroid will come close to hitting the Earth the day before Election Day Thom Dunn

Environment Yes, flights are getting more turbulent thanks to climate change Andrea James

video Weather phenomenon of light pillars vs. northern lights Andrea James

Weird Incredibly strange spherical cloud spotted in Japan David Pescovitz

sensors Lawnmower triggers false Northern Lights alert David Pescovitz

Science Rare red sprites dancing in the skies, above thunderstorms Andrea James

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unexplained events Mysterious tremors from "unknown source" rattle folks on Danish island Carla Sinclair

Comics Dwellings is like Lynchian horror as a Saturday Morning Cartoon Thom Dunn

Science Experimental documentary "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" is a cinematic rarity Greg Nussen

photography Chilling photos of scarecrows by John Piper Popkin

Science Watch a leaf produce oxygen Elías Villoro

meteorite $25,000 reward offered for meteorite that just fell in Maine David Pescovitz

patents Patented tube for breathing air from behind toilet bend during a fire Rob Beschizza

Space Artificial meteor shower to light up the sky… for science (and, yep, entertainment) David Pescovitz

Rep. Andy Ogles (TN) Nashville Congressman said guns "deserve a place of honor with all that is good" on Xmas cards Carla Sinclair

politics French president uses special powers to impose pension age increase without parliamentary vote Rob Beschizza

Space You'll never guess what the "Heart of Space" meteorite is shaped like Popkin

emergency landings Severe turbulence on Lufthansa flight from Texas sends 7 passengers to the hospital Carla Sinclair