Monster twin tornadoes strike Pilger, Nebraska

Amazing footage and video of two tornadoes striking near Pilger, Nebraska on Monday, June 16, 2014.

Scientists believe a hidden “ocean” lies deep within Earth

They believe there might be three times as much water deep underground as exists in all the world's surface oceans.

Chimps outwit humans in games of strategy

In contests drawn from game theory, chimpanzee pairs consistently outperform humans in games that test memory and strategic thinking.

View from space: New York City

Astronaut's view of New York, New York.

Photos: Russian cargo craft undocks from ISS

A look at the departing Russian cargo spacecraft from an ISS window as it undocked this morning, and a look back at the ISS from the cargo spacecraft.

Eruption subsides at Alaska’s Pavlof volcano

Large plumes of ash were released during an eruption at Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano in early June 2014. The volcano remains on an orange alert level.

This insect has nature’s highest-pitched call

The newly discovered ‘Supersonus’ hits the animal kingdom’s highest-pitch call. Why? For love, of course.

Why do koala bears hug trees?

As temperatures climb, koalas move to cooler trees and go limp, like wet dishrags. Turns out their tree-hugging is a cooling mechanism.

Kansas had a heat burst on the night of June 3-4

For a few hours around midnight, in Kansas, temperatures suddenly shot up by 10 degrees F. Meteorologists call it a heat burst. Read how it happens.

Severe storms blast through central U.S. on Tuesday

More severe weather expected Wednesday through the Ohio/Tennessee Valley region. Damaging wind and large hail. A tornado threat cannot be ruled out.

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