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Are tornado outbreaks on the rise?
A new study has found that dangerous tornado outbreaks in the U.S. are on the rise.
August 25, 2014
Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks San Francisco Bay area
Strong earthquake struck San Francisco Bay area early on August 24, 2014. Power outages, moderate damage across region, closed highways, serious injuries, no deaths.
August 24, 2014
A trip down Canada’s Iceberg Alley
It's been a banner year for iceberg sighting in Iceberg Alley, the area off northeastern Newfoundland where the Titanic struck an iceberg and went down in April, 1912.
August 22, 2014
Researchers find life beneath half a mile of Antarctic ice
The discovery of bacteria in a lake under 800 meters of ice suggest the possibility that similar life might exist elsewhere in our solar system.
August 21, 2014
Zombie ant fungus kills its hosts on doorstep of ant colony
A zombie ant fungus must kill its ant host outside the ant colony, in order to to reproduce and transmit its infection, new research shows. But not far outside.
August 21, 2014
Unusual precipitation patterns in the U.S.
Some extreme rainfall events of August 2014. Extreme rainfall in the context of urban sprawl.
August 20, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Brain mushroom
The brain mushroom is that rare species with the distinction of being both edible and poisonous.
August 19, 2014
Bizarre-looking fossil has finally been identified
This strange fossil - a worm-like creature with legs, spikes and a head that's difficult to distinguish from its tail – has been linked with a group of modern velvet worms.
August 19, 2014
The risk of an exploding glacier is heating up in Iceland
Icelandic Meteorology Office closely monitoring Bárðarbunga, a volcano more than 2,000 meters in elevation, located beneath the country’s largest glacier. Aviation code now back down to orange.
August 18, 2014
2014 Gulf of Mexico dead zone has grown to 5,052 square miles
Scientists head out to the Gulf of Mexico every summer to measure the size of the dead zone—an area with oxygen levels that are too low to support most marine life.
August 18, 2014
