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Boom! Three perspectives on July 2 lightning strike at One World Trade Center
Three different photos of one awesome event.
July 3, 2014
Arthur becomes hurricane, threatens July 4 celebrations
Arthur has become the first named Atlantic hurricane of the 2014 season.
July 3, 2014
Europe got a fabulous display of noctilucent clouds on July 3
This has been a wonderful year for seeing these electric-blue clouds that shine at night.
July 3, 2014
Healthy honey bees discovered in Newfoundland
Scientists say the Newfoundland populations of bees offer them a unique opportunity to investigate honey bee health.
July 1, 2014
Amazing purple jelly in the deep sea
Many deep-sea creatures are red, but this one is a strange purple-blue. Oceanographers wonder what benefit there is to being purple under miles of ocean.
June 30, 2014
5.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Arizona and New Mexico
The moderately strong and shallow earthquake had its epicenter near Lordsburg, New Mexico, near the Arizona and New Mexico state line.
June 29, 2014
When can you expect your warmest summer day?
A new map shows the warmest days of the year on average throughout the United States
June 27, 2014
Thunderstorms spawn elusive sprites
Sometimes called red sprites or lightning sprites, they are offshoots of large-scale electrical discharges that take place above thunderstorms.
June 26, 2014
Will El Niño develop later this year?
There is a 70% chance that El Niño will develop in the equatorial Pacific Ocean later this summer.
June 25, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Leafcutter ants
Humans aren't the only species that farms, they're not even the first.
June 25, 2014
