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Mount Merapi Erupts Again [VIDEO]

37 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 1) -- On Monday, Indonesia's Mount Merapi let the world know that it was still a very dangerous volcano. For the third time in less than a week, Merapi erupted, sending a massive column of pyr ...

Soon We'll Be Drinking Recycled Pee; Some of Us Already Are

1 hour 50 minutes ago |AOL News

(Nov. 1) -- Someday, millions of Americans will be drinking their own urine, says Robert Roy Britt, managing editor of LiveScience.com, a news site that prides itself on the provocative approach it t ...

Mesmerizing New Photos Make the Sun Seem Alive

4 hours 36 minutes ago |AOL News

(Nov. 1) -- A closeup of the sun taken by an amateur photographer has been heating up the Internet, mesmerizing those who see it and other stunning details of the star. The images were caught on came ...

Is Four Loko to Blame for Halloween Hospitalizations?

4 hours 40 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

Paul Sakuma, AP

(Nov. 1) -- Alcohol and caffeine don't mix, a number of college students discovered last month, ending up in the hospital after binging on Four Loko, an increasingly popular alcoholic energy drink. I ...

The Sex Life of Black Truffles

8 hours 35 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 1) -- Warning: Hot fungi fooling-around action below. On Sunday, I found myself at the pasta station of Manhattan's hottest new supermarket, Eataly. While ordering some fresh pasta, I couldn't ...

Women's Longer Lifespans Explained: Men Are 'Genetically Disposable'

8 hours 40 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 1) -- Women can credit their longer lifespans to genetic resiliency, says a new study that deems men to be "genetically more disposable" than the fairer sex. Us ladies tend to live five or six ...

'100-Year Starship' on the Drawing Boards at NASA

8 hours 48 minutes ago |AOL News

Vimeo

(Nov. 1) -- A NASA official's brief mention of a spaceship that could could travel to the stars has set off a flurry of speculation over the space agency's plans. "We just started a project with [Def ...

Tropical Storm Tomas Could Threaten Haiti

10 hours 52 minutes ago |AOL News

NOAA

(Nov. 1) -- Tomas weakened from a hurricane overnight and is now a tropical storm that could regain steam and threaten Haiti, already struggling with the aftermath of January's devastating earthquake ...

Study: Alcohol More Lethal Than Heroin, Cocaine

23 hours 23 minutes ago |AP

LONDON (Oct. 31) -- Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study. British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecst ...

What's Really Going to Destroy the Gulf Coast

1 day 5 hours ago |AOL News

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(Oct. 30) -- Six months after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, the areas affected by the massive oil spill are beginning to recover. But for years the Mississippi River delta ...

Hurricane Tomas Weakens to Category 1 Storm

2 days 8 hours ago |AP

NOAA

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (Oct. 31) -- Hurricane Tomas weakened slightly Sunday after tearing off roofs and downing power lines in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters said the storm could gain force and ...

Astronomers Listen In to 'Red Giant Concert'

2 days 9 hours ago |AOL News

NASA / MCT

(Oct. 30) -- What do the stars sound like? Using data from a NASA probe, astronomers have gotten an answer. They've discovered that space is ringing with the music produced by red giant stars -- cel ...