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lnside the mysterious Yamal crater
Scientists are back from a first exploration of the strange crater on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Siberia. Curiouser and curiouser.
July 22, 2014
Rammasun hits China as a super typhoon
Rammasun has made a second, powerful landfall in China after intensifying yesterday. At landfall, it had a sustained wind of 155 mph with gusts near 190 mph.
July 18, 2014
Large crater appears at ‘the end of the world’
A science team is investigating a mysterious crater on the Yamal peninsula of northern Siberia. It's about 80 meters (87.5 yards) across. No cause is yet known.
July 16, 2014
Typhoon Rammasun is thrashing the Philippines
Rammasun, also called Glenda, intensified before making landfall earlier today. Typhoon status of 175 kph/110 mph expected as it passes very close to Manila.
July 15, 2014
40 percent of captive African elephants are obese
Like in humans, excess fat in elephants can contribute to the development of heart disease, arthritis, a shorter lifespan and infertility, say researchers.
July 14, 2014
Big temperature swing this week for U.S. and Canada
Despite rumors, it's not a polar vortex that's responsible for the unseasonably cool weather in the eastern U.S. and Canada this week.
July 14, 2014
Dark skies of Utah timelapse
You'll love this spectacular timelapse of the summer night sky over Utah.
July 11, 2014
410 million-year-old extinct spider crawls again
Fossils of an ancient extinct arachnid – one of the first predators on land – let scientists create this video showing the spider's crawl.
July 10, 2014
Arctic shorebirds may help disperse plants all the way to South America
Migrating Arctic shorebirds may play an important role in the long-distance dispersal of mosses and liverworts to remote regions in North and South America.
July 10, 2014
Timelapse video of a microburst
This short timelapse video of a microburst in the desert, with images every 30 seconds, makes you feel nature’s awesome power.
July 8, 2014
