In the early morning hours of Friday, at shortly after midnight, a scene of horror unfolded, gunfire broke out, after the carnage, 12 people lay dead and another 50 were injured in an Aurora Century 16 theater.
Caltech researchers provide highest-resolution observations yet of the complex 2012 Sumatra earthquake
Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) – the main cause of global warming – increased by 3% last year, reaching an all-time high of 34 billion tons in 2011. In China, the world's most populous country, average emissions of CO2 increased by 9% to 7.2 tons per capita.
This morning, at 1:13 am UTC and peaking at 1:58 am UTC, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare.