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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
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires in clouds
Wildfires are currently burning across a large expanse of Canada. This image from the Aqua satellite shows wildfire smoke trapped in the clouds.
May 10, 2016
Baby dino was self-reliant mini-me
But, in the case of the fossil bones examined in this new study, the baby dinosaur lived only weeks, apparently dying of starvation.
May 10, 2016
Earthquake swarms at Mount St. Helens
Earthquake rates have been steadily increasing since March at the Pacific Northwest volcano Mount St. Helens. The cause is probably new magma, rising upward.
May 7, 2016
Study: Widespread loss of ocean oxygen by 2030s
These scientists said that, as our warming climate saps the ocean of oxygen, marine life like fish, crabs, squid, and sea stars could be left struggling to breathe.
May 6, 2016
Earth might be home to a trillion species
Largest-ever analysis of microbial data concludes that 99.999 percent of species remain undiscovered.
May 3, 2016
Inhospitable Danakil Depression hosts extreme life
It's below sea level, with near-boiling water bubbling up from underground, high salt concentrations and toxic vapor. Yet life survives here.
May 2, 2016
