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Extreme weather in North America likely, thanks to Typhoon Nuri
Typhoon Nuri in the Western Pacific will likely cause extreme weather for the Northern Pacific and parts of North America in the next 5-10 days.
November 5, 2014
Bhutan’s glaciers and yak herds are shrinking
Anthropologist Ben Orlove reports from Bhutan. “Of the things that my colleagues and I hoped to see on our trek, only one was missing … ice.”
November 5, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Woodpeckers
These birds don't need a hammer or a helmet to do some serious woodworking.
November 3, 2014
The weird walk of a bizarre dinosaur
Computer animation of bizarre-looking dinosaur with unusually large forearms and features that seem cobbled together from other dinosaurs.
November 2, 2014
2014 Antarctic ozone hole holds steady
The Antarctic ozone hole reached its annual peak size in September. The size of this year’s hole was about the same as last year's.
November 1, 2014
Ebola is at least 16 million years old, says study
Ebola's first documented outbreak was in 1976. But the Ebola virus family has been around for 16 to 23 million years, says new research.
October 29, 2014
Where is the missing Deepwater Horizon oil?
Researchers trace oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill to the Gulf of Mexico’s deep floor.
October 28, 2014
Why are these biologists dressed up as whooping cranes?
In the spirit of Halloween? No. These biologists routinely dress as whooping cranes to care for chicks that will eventually be released into the wild.
October 28, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Vampires are real!
You might think twice about walking down that dark alley alone after learning about the nefarious habits of the vampire bat, squid and finch.
October 28, 2014
Favorite scary weather scenes in horror movies
Are those loud rumbles of thunder - or pelts of hail hitting your roof and knocking on your windows - or a crazed psycho killer on the loose?
October 27, 2014
