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Super Typhoon Haiyan: How intense and how do we know?
The death toll for Super Typhoon Haiyan is expected to climb over 10,000. Here is an in-depth look at the power of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
November 12, 2013
Shock veins in Russian meteorite helped it break up
Damage from the February 15, 2013 meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia would have been more severe if the rock hadn’t fragmented high up in the atmosphere.
November 11, 2013
Waste could help fuel low carbon energy and transport
"The type of fuels must change, and we have to reverse the trend of increasing traffic volumes; but that doesn’t mean the way we transport ourselves has to change drastically.” - Göran Finnveden
November 11, 2013
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
