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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
Super Typhoon Haiyan pounds the Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan, called Yolanda in the Philippines, made landfall as one of the strongest storms ever recorded on Earth.
November 8, 2013
Newly discovered dinosaur called King of Gore
A remarkable new species of tyrannosaur, Lythronax argestes - which translates as "king of gore" - has been discovered in Utah.
November 7, 2013
Global warming led to dwarfism in mammals, twice, says study
Mammal body size decreased significantly during at least two ancient global warming events. A new finding suggests a similar outcome is possible in response to human-caused climate change.
November 6, 2013
View from space: Hybrid eclipse shades Africa
Satellite image showing shadow over Africa about 38 minutes after the maximum eclipse on November 3, 2013.
November 5, 2013
Stowaways threaten fisheries in the Arctic
The increased sea temperature expected in 2100 will in itself mean that the potential number of species introduced by ships will increase more than sixfold in the Norwegian Archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.
November 4, 2013
Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City’s water supply
Warming western temperatures may mean that some of the creeks and streams that Salt Lake City relies on will dry up several weeks earlier in the summer and fall.
November 1, 2013
Geoengineering the climate would reduce vital rains, says study
Technological approaches to reduce future global warming could also interfere with rainfall and snowfall.
November 1, 2013
