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Arctic sea ice maximum in 2014 fifth lowest on record
Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent for the year on March 21, 2014, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. It was the fifth lowest on record.
April 21, 2014
More, bigger wildfires burning western U.S.
New research suggests that the trend could continue as climate change causes temperatures to rise and drought to become more severe in the coming decades.
April 18, 2014
7.2-magnitude earthquake in Mexico
USGS said the quake was centered northwest of the Pacific resort of Acapulco, where many Mexicans are vacationing for the Easter holiday.
April 18, 2014
Did vitamin B3 come from space?
Vitamin B3 - a vitamin essential to metabolism - might have been made in space and delivered to Earth by meteorites.
April 17, 2014
Unexpected teleconnections in noctilucent clouds
Researchers investigating "night-shining" clouds found something they weren't even looking for: teleconnections in Earth's atmosphere that stretch all the way from the North Pole to the South Pole and back again
April 16, 2014
Large Hadron Collider discovers new form of matter
Researchers say that exotic hadrons -particles made up of two quarks and two anti-quarks - actually exist.
April 15, 2014
Largest volcanic eruption in recorded history
On April 10, 1815, Mount Tambora sent so much crud into the atmosphere that it blocked the sun. What became known as the Year Without a Summer came a year later, in 1816.
April 10, 2014
Cataclysmic asteroid impact some 3.26 billion years ago
Scientists have reconstructed a collision between the early Earth and an asteroid. It dwarfed the event that caused dinosaurs to go extinct 65 million years ago.
April 9, 2014
Warm water in Pacific could spark a monster El Nino in 2014
Scientists are watching a giant mass of sub-surface water in the Pacific. When this water reaches the sea surface, it could set off a powerful El Nino.
April 8, 2014
Earthquakes in Yellowstone: ‘Elevated but not unusual’
Heard about the recent earthquakes in Yellowstone? How about that video of bison fleeing the park? Does it mean the supervolcano is about to blow? No, and here’s why.
April 7, 2014
