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Are microbes responsible for Earth’s largest mass extinction?
Around 250 million years ago, 90 percent of Earth's life was wiped out. The cause, new research suggests, wasn't asteroids, or volcanoes, but methane-spewing microbes.
April 1, 2014
Climate change effects already seen on all continents, all oceans
An IPCC report, issued today, says that climate change has already affected agriculture, human health, water supplies, and people’s livelihoods, from the tropics to the poles, from the wealthiest countries to the poorest.
March 31, 2014
Tropical Cyclone Hellen crushing parts of Madagascar
Meteorologists said Hellen was likely to be "one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever seen over the northern channel [of the southwestern India Ocean] since the satellite era (1967)."
March 31, 2014
4.8-magnitude earthquake in Yellowstone Park on March 30
Yellowstone National Park is above a hotspot below the crust of the Earth. Its hot springs and geysers make it a popular tourist attraction. It is also riddled with fault lines ...
March 30, 2014
View from space: Washington landslide
Before and after satellite images of the March 22 landslide near Oso, Washington
March 27, 2014
Video: Smart crow!
A BBC production shows a crow solving an 8-step puzzle to get food.
March 26, 2014
Top 4 facts about landslides
Last weekend's fatal mudslide in Washington state obliterated the village of Oso, Washington and left a trail of devastation in its wake. On Tuesday, the death toll stood at 14.
March 25, 2014
New Chicken from Hell feathered dinosaur found in Dakotas
A newly discovered bird-like dinosaur resembles an ostrich, with claws, a tail and crested head. It's a feather in the cap of American paleontologists.
March 25, 2014
Video: Grizzly eats my GoPro
Brad Josephs, who captures video of grizzlies and wolves in Alaska, commented, "Note to self: when filming grizzly bears, never hide your camera in a fish."
March 25, 2014
Flight 370 will make us rethink airline safety, says expert
An expert in atmospheric dynamics and aviation meteorology comments on the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
March 24, 2014
