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Oldest big cat fossil ever found
Four-million-year-old skull of relative of snow leopard fleshes out fossil record of big cats and challenges suppositions about how and where they evolved
November 13, 2013
Video: Zombie coral reefs
What corals are, and how some species of coral can seemingly come back... from the dead!
November 13, 2013
Virus killing dolphins, and now whales, along U.S. east coast
The disease has spread from New York to Florida, with a total of 753 bottlenose dolphins washed ashore from July 1 until November 3.
November 12, 2013
Deadly tropical cyclone hit Somalia on November 10-11
Even as the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan began to emerge in the Philippines, Somalia too experienced one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in its history
November 12, 2013
Super Typhoon Haiyan: How intense and how do we know?
The death toll for Super Typhoon Haiyan is expected to climb over 10,000. Here is an in-depth look at the power of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
November 12, 2013
Shock veins in Russian meteorite helped it break up
Damage from the February 15, 2013 meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia would have been more severe if the rock hadn’t fragmented high up in the atmosphere.
November 11, 2013
Waste could help fuel low carbon energy and transport
"The type of fuels must change, and we have to reverse the trend of increasing traffic volumes; but that doesn’t mean the way we transport ourselves has to change drastically.” - Göran Finnveden
November 11, 2013
Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in Vietnam, pushes into China, today
Typhoon Haiyan is about to hit Vietnam and China. Meanwhile, another disturbance could affect the Philippines by the middle of the week. Not good!
November 10, 2013
New hammerhead shark species discovered
The Carolina hammerhead had long eluded discovery because it is outwardly indistinguishable from the common scalloped hammerhead.
November 10, 2013
Incredible images and video of Super Typhoon Haiyan
Death toll is rising as reports trickle in from storm-damaged areas. Video and images here of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
November 9, 2013
