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Video of incredible fly swarms happening this week in Wisconsin
These swarming flies on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago are a feast to migrating songbirds ... but might give you the creeps.
May 22, 2014
An expert explains what’s happening to glaciers in Antarctica
What is happening to ice in Antarctica, and why does the reality of ice loss or gain on Earth's southernmost continent seem so elusive?
May 22, 2014
Antarctica is losing 159 billion tons of land ice every year
This is Antarctic land ice, not sea ice, which in recent years has expanded. The land ice loss is now thought to drive 0.43 millimeters of global sea level rise per year.
May 21, 2014
Scientists: 30 U.S. landmarks at risk from climate change
The non-profit U.S. organization Union of Concerned Scientists this week released a report listing 30 iconic landmarks at risk from climate change.
May 21, 2014
Pacific in 2014 looks like record-breaking El Niño year of 1997
Conditions in the Pacific Ocean continue to suggest that a super strong El Niño might be forming in 2014.
May 20, 2014
How octopuses don’t tie themselves into knots
You'd think their arms would get all tangled up. There are eight, after all ...
May 16, 2014
Fires burning out of control in Southern California
Fires are burning out of control across parts of Southern California. Dry, windy, and hot weather conditions are slowing down the efforts to put out the fires.
May 15, 2014
Report: No radiation from Fukushima detected off US West Coast
No ocean-borne radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster has yet been detected in analysis of kelp samples along the western U.S. coastline.
May 14, 2014
Loss of six glaciers in West Antarctica appears inevitable
Six major glaciers in the West Antarctic ice sheet have "passed the point of no return" with respect to melting into the sea, scientists say.
May 13, 2014
Lifeform of the Week: Monotremes are a true singularity
The egg-laying Cadbury Bunny is an invention of advertising, but monotremes are the real deal.
May 13, 2014
