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An ancient battle: A 900-pound croc takes on a 58-foot snake
An ancient, 16-foot, 900-pound crocodile may have been overmatched by a monster snake that swam in the same rivers 60 million years ago.
May 28, 2014
New image of seafloor zone where Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 might lie
A new illustration of the seafloor, created by two of the world’s leading ocean floor mapping experts, details underwater terrain where the missing Malaysia Airlines flight might be located.
May 27, 2014
April 2014 tied with warmest on record, or second-warmest
Yes, some of us in North America have been shivering this spring. But our local weather is not the whole story.
May 27, 2014
Hurricane season outlook 2014: “Normal”
Atlantic hurricane names in 2014: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, and Wilfred.
May 27, 2014
NASA’s 3.2 gigapixel mosaic of … us
Last Earth Day, NASA asked us take pictures of ourselves and post to social media using the hashtag #GlobalSelfie. And here's the result.
May 23, 2014
Video of incredible fly swarms happening this week in Wisconsin
These swarming flies on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago are a feast to migrating songbirds ... but might give you the creeps.
May 22, 2014
An expert explains what’s happening to glaciers in Antarctica
What is happening to ice in Antarctica, and why does the reality of ice loss or gain on Earth's southernmost continent seem so elusive?
May 22, 2014
Antarctica is losing 159 billion tons of land ice every year
This is Antarctic land ice, not sea ice, which in recent years has expanded. The land ice loss is now thought to drive 0.43 millimeters of global sea level rise per year.
May 21, 2014
Scientists: 30 U.S. landmarks at risk from climate change
The non-profit U.S. organization Union of Concerned Scientists this week released a report listing 30 iconic landmarks at risk from climate change.
May 21, 2014
