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Bird flu outbreak: Experts say take down feeders
To help birds during this unprecedented outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, take down bird feeders and baths for a couple months.
April 19, 2022
Emperor penguins are good dads
Emperor penguins are some of the most exceptional dads in nature. They endure the harshest winter conditions on Earth for their offspring.
April 15, 2022
Bumpy flight? Here’s how clouds affect air travel
Many types of clouds and even clear skies can produce a bumpy flight on an aircraft. But cumulonimbus are the most important clouds for airplanes to avoid.
April 14, 2022
Undulatus clouds look like wavy rows
Undulatus clouds look like wavy rows. They are formed from puffy or thin clouds and reside in the atmosphere high up, at mid-levels or closer to the ground.
April 7, 2022
Cloud streets: What are they? How do they form?
Cloud streets are an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of long rows of cumulus clouds oriented parallel to the direction of the wind. See photos here.
April 7, 2022
Tornado outbreak slams Deep South on April 5
A tornado outbreak with up to 45 tornadoes struck the southern United States on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, leaving severe storm damage in S. Carolina and Georgia.
April 6, 2022
Tornado Alley is shifting toward Dixie
Tornado outbreaks are more frequent and intense, and the activity has shifted from being centralized in Tornado Alley toward the Southeast.
April 6, 2022
Fish can do math, researchers say
Researchers have shown that fish can do math. They taught them to add or subtract one unit for groups of colored shapes up to five.
April 6, 2022
How did cockroaches survive dino-killing asteroid?
Cockroaches survive in adverse conditions for many reasons. When the dinosaur-killing asteroid wiped out most of life on Earth, cockroaches persevered.
March 31, 2022
Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds look like ocean waves
Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds - aka billow clouds or shear-gravity clouds - can sometimes look like ocean waves. Check out these photos of them!
March 29, 2022
