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Blogs | May 13, 2013
Ice from Mille Lacs Lake reached doors and windows of homes at Izatys Resort on Saturday, May 11. Many described it as looking like a mini glacier.
May 11, 2013
The May 11 earthquake epicenter was near the Persian Gulf, very far from Iran’s capital city of Tehran. At least 15 killed.
Blogs | May 10, 2013
It’s the highest measurement of carbon dioxide in Earth’s air since 1958. It’s possible there has not been this much CO2 in our air in more than 3 million years.
Blogs | May 10, 2013
Several volcanoes erupted during the first week of May, 2013, including Mount Cleveland, the Mayon Volcano and Popocatépetl.
Science Wire | May 09, 2013
Water inside the moon’s mantle came from primitive meteorites, new research finds, the same source thought to have supplied most of the water on Earth.
May 09, 2013
Before and after images from NASA Landsat of the Springs Fire in southern California, which began May 2 and was 80% contained by May 6.
Blogs | May 09, 2013
The greater wax moth is capable of sensing sound frequencies of up to 300kHz – the highest recorded frequency sensitivity of any animal in the natural world.
Blogs | May 08, 2013
Temperatures have been well below average for the Southeast United States for the first half of May 2013. Here’s why.
Blogs | This Date in Science | May 08, 2013
“I am nothing more than a single narrow gasping lung, floating over the mists and summits.”
