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'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Discovered

(Sept. 28) -- A high-tech asteroid-hunting telescope in Hawaii has discovered a "potentially hazardous" space rock that's expected to hurtle within 4 million miles of Earth next month. The asteroid, which scientists have named "2010 ST3," is about 150 feet wide and is expected to breeze past the planet sometime in...

Opinion: The Woeful State of State Parks, and How to Fix It

(July 30) -- When it comes to the state of state parks, the picture is woeful at best. Here's a quick snapshot from around the country: Iowa park visitors complain about litter, dirty bathrooms and overgrown grass after the state cut its park maintenance budget. New Jersey cut its park ranger workforce by 10 percent....

UPDATED: Earthquakes Rattle Vancouver, Alaska and Hawaii

(July 19) -- UPDATE: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 300 miles west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, today at 1:15 p.m. EDT. There are no reports of injuries or damages and a tsunami warning was not issued. A spate of relatively mild earthquakes has struck the United States recently, including a 4.5-magnitude...