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The science behind Nepal earthquakes
Nepal sits on the boundary of the two massive tectonic plates that collided to build the Himalayas. Their ongoing convergence also means earthquakes.
May 12, 2015
7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal
Today's earthquake comes less than two weeks after a 7.9-magnitude quake left more than 8,000 dead and 18,000 injured there.
May 12, 2015
If you give an octopus a camera
... she's going to want to take a picture. An octopus at a New Zealand aquarium trains a camera on visiting tourists.
May 12, 2015
Asteroids and comets seed exoplanets with water
Earth's water likely came from asteroids and/or comets. New research suggests that small bodies in distant solar systems carry water to their planets, too.
May 9, 2015
Watch octopus squeeze through tiny hole
It's just cool, that's all. Watch this 40-second video of an octopus squeezing through a tiny hole to escape a box.
May 7, 2015
Atmospheric carbon dioxide hits record high
The global average concentration of the greenhouse gas surpassed 400 parts per million in March for the first time since record-keeping began.
May 6, 2015
Warm oceans triggered US Dust Bowl
Ocean hot spots in the Atlantic and Pacific were drivers of the hottest summers on record for the central U.S. in 1934 and 1936, suggest new study.
May 6, 2015
Huge salty aquifer found under Antarctica
Antarctica's Dry Valleys are home to briny lakes at the surface. Now scientists find liquid salt water - possibly containing unknown ecosystems - below ground.
May 5, 2015
Dinosaur-killing asteroid caused India’s Deccan Traps?
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago might have mobilized an existing volcanic system, causing vast lava flows.
May 4, 2015
Preserving nature in the Age of Humans
Scientists, philosophers, historians, journalists, agency administrators and activists grapple with what it means to 'save nature' in the Anthropocene.
May 4, 2015
