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Top 10 new species of 2016
From a giant tortoise to a tiny beetle and an early hominid, this year’s top 10 new species list contains some exciting finds.
June 4, 2016
Lake Mead reaches a record low
Lake Mead - largest U.S. reservoir, as measured by water capacity - has reached a record low. Space images from 2016 and 1984 show its highs and lows.
June 2, 2016
Deciphering mysterious honey bee decline
While the massive and sudden colony collapses that occurred a decade ago have abated, honey bees are still dying at troubling rates.
June 1, 2016
Solar storms key to life on Earth?
Energy from our young sun – 4 billion years ago - helped create molecules in Earth's atmosphere that allowed it to warm up enough to incubate life, says study.
May 25, 2016
Man-eating crocodiles captured in Florida
Monster Nile crocodiles might be Florida’s newest invasive species.
May 23, 2016
New clues about ancient asteroid strike
New evidence from Australia of an enormous asteroid that struck Earth 3.4 billion years ago, triggering earthquakes and tsunamis and causing cliffs to crumble.
May 21, 2016
Seagulls on an iceberg
A group of ivory gulls - a threatened species of seagull - has made a colony in an unusual place: On an iceberg.
May 20, 2016
Your top 4 questions about tornadoes
May is the peak month for twisters here in the U.S.
May 17, 2016
How Earth’s magnetic field is changing
Data from a trio of satellites show rapid local changes in Earth's magnetic field. The cause is likely accelerations in the flow of liquid iron near Earth's core.
May 16, 2016
Volcanic eruption in far south Atlantic
If it weren't for satellites, the eruption on Bristol island might have gone unnoticed. Instead, here are pics.
May 12, 2016
