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El Niño already disrupting ocean food web
Scientists report the loss of phytoplankton - at the base of the ocean food web - from this year's strong El Niño. It's all part of a fascinating cycle of boom or bust for marine animals.
November 6, 2015
What is El Niño?
A big El Niño is developing in 2015, say scientists. This NASA video explains El Niño and its impact on the marine food web.
November 5, 2015
Antarctica’s ozone hole in 2015
The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole formed later than usual and had the fourth-largest area measured since the start of the satellite record in 1979.
November 3, 2015
Giant crack opens up in Wyoming
Not a danger to humans ... just a cool example of nature's power. The Crack, as locals call it, is now hundreds of yards (meters) long and still growing.
November 2, 2015
Heat in Persian Gulf to turn deadly?
A study suggests that, by the late 21st century, temperatures in the Persian Gulf might routinely edge above a tipping point for human survival. Wealthy areas might be able to adapt, poorer areas less able, the authors say.
November 2, 2015
Five see-through animals
These five animals are as transparent as ghosts ... but they're real!
October 28, 2015
Lifeform of the week: Corpse flower
Parasitic flowers of the genus Rafflesia are monstrous in size and diabolical in smell.
October 28, 2015
Ice cores confirm colossal solar storms
Evidence that Earth was hit by two solar storms - 10 times larger than those observed recently - 1,000 years ago. If they occurred today, they'd have devastating effects on power supplies, satellites and communications.
October 27, 2015
Life on Earth began 4.1 billion years ago, says study
New evidence suggests that life on Earth began 300 million years earlier than previously documented, pushing the origin of life close to when the planet formed.
October 27, 2015
7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan
Hundreds reported dead, with the death toll set to rise. The most severely affected areas are remote. As of late Monday, communications were cut off.
October 26, 2015
