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Long-necked dinosaur roamed China 160 million years ago
Scientists report on the discovery in China of a new species of dinosaur - calling Qijianglong - a creature that was "half neck."
February 3, 2015
New study helps sort out Easter Island mystery
What caused the collapse of Easter Island's Rapa Nui society? Was it environmental degradation or the arrival of Europeans? New research suggests it was a combination of factors.
February 2, 2015
Ancient skull offers clues to humans’ migration out of Africa
A partial skull from a cave in northern Israel sheds light on the first modern humans to walk out of Africa and their interbreeding with Neanderthals.
January 30, 2015
Hear the birth of an iceberg
Different types of ice loss from glaciers produce distinct rumbles, snaps and splashes as icebergs are born. Have a listen!
January 29, 2015
View from space: India by night and by day
Two photos taken by ISS astronauts - one at night and the other in daylight - show the peninsula of southern India.
January 28, 2015
Powerful Nor’easter pounds US Northeast
Widespread winter storm conditions in northeastern U.S. New York not affected as strongly as expected, but strong effects farther north in Boston. Both cities come to a standstill.
January 27, 2015
Little auks adapt to warming Arctic
This little bird, that looks kind of like a flying penguin, has got scientists rethinking how polar ecosystems are changing in our warming world.
January 23, 2015
Video: How the smell of rain happens
When a raindrop hits a surface, tiny air bubbles burst from the drop in a fizz of aerosols. Watch the high-speed video.
January 20, 2015
Electrifying view inside a cyclone from ISS
If you love extreme weather, outer space and photography, you'll love this image of lightning inside Cyclone Bansi in the Indian Ocean, taken from ISS.
January 18, 2015
2014 warmest year on record
NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency all report 2014 as Earth's warmest year since modern-day record-keeping began in 1880.
January 17, 2015
