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Cicada wings inspire new ideas for antibacterial products
Here’s another reason to love cicadas: A new study has found that tiny structures on cicada wings can kill bacteria through physical and not chemical means.
June 24, 2013
100,000 may need to evacuate due to floods in Alberta, Canada
Water levels are expected to reach their maximum around noon today in floods in Alberta, Canada, which have left 12 communities under a state of emergency.
June 21, 2013
Alaska has been having a record-breaking heatwave
In Alaska, old records are being crushed as a heatwave has carried temperatures into the 80s and 90s. In one part of Alaska, an unofficial 98°F!
June 21, 2013
Tanzania’s birds survive in protected network
As climate change forces birds in Tanzania to head west, protected areas set aside for mammals are keeping them alive.
June 20, 2013
Possible record-setting Gulf of Mexico dead zone predicted
Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to contribute to a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico "dead zone", according to researchers.
June 19, 2013
Video: Stunning animation of Earth’s greening over one year
NASA and NOAA satellite data from April 2012 to April 2013 was used to generate these animations and images.
June 19, 2013
Amazing video and photos of tornado at Denver Airport on June 18
A photogenic tornado developed near the Denver Airport yesterday. As of now, very little damage has been reported from this storm.
June 19, 2013
Black Forest wildfire most destructive in Colorado’s history
It's now 65 percent contained (as of June 18), and thousands of people are still waiting to return to their homes as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.
June 18, 2013
New deep sea community discovered off coast of Virginia
It's one of only a few known deep sea communities along the U.S. Atlantic coastline. The researchers brought back some great photographs!
June 14, 2013
Severe storms in U.S. Midwest on June 12
High risk areas included Chicago, Ottawa, and Fort Wayne. Wind gusts of 50 mph reported around 6 p.m. local time in Chicago plus dime-sized hail.
June 13, 2013
