4.8-magnitude earthquake in Yellowstone Park on March 30

Yellowstone National Park is above a hotspot below the crust of the Earth. Its hot springs and geysers make it a popular tourist attraction. It is also riddled with fault lines ...

View from space: Washington landslide

Before and after satellite images of the March 22 landslide near Oso, Washington

Video: Smart crow!

A BBC production shows a crow solving an 8-step puzzle to get food.

Top 4 facts about landslides

Last weekend's fatal mudslide in Washington state obliterated the village of Oso, Washington and left a trail of devastation in its wake. On Tuesday, the death toll stood at 14.

New Chicken from Hell feathered dinosaur found in Dakotas

A newly discovered bird-like dinosaur resembles an ostrich, with claws, a tail and crested head. It's a feather in the cap of American paleontologists.

Video: Grizzly eats my GoPro

Brad Josephs, who captures video of grizzlies and wolves in Alaska, commented, "Note to self: when filming grizzly bears, never hide your camera in a fish."

Flight 370 will make us rethink airline safety, says expert

An expert in atmospheric dynamics and aviation meteorology comments on the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

How do volcanos produce lightning?

Scientists are using technology that can peer inside a volcano's ash plume to understand how volcanic lightning is formed.

Ocean wave currents in the search for Malaysia Air Flight 370

We've all seen satellite images of possible floating debris from the missing jet. Why can't we just fly to that spot and find it? The answer is ocean currents.

Video: Are we loving manatees to death?

Manatee season at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida is November 1 to March 31. You can almost imagine the manatees breathing a sigh of relief.

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