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Stormy first weekend of October in the U.S.
Stormy weather is likely Saturday, October 5 in the north-central United States, where a strong cold front will trigger winter weather and severe weather.
October 4, 2013
Video: London Zoo’s first tiger cub birth in 17 years
For 105 days, zookeepers monitored Sumatran tiger Melati through hidden cameras installed to keep an eye on her first birth. See the birth on this video.
October 4, 2013
What if NOAA were completely shut down?
The U.S. government shutdown has halted all NASA activities. What if it halted all of NOAA, too, instead of only about 55% of it, as now?
October 4, 2013
Caribou may be indirectly affected by sea-ice loss in the Arctic
"Since plants are emerging earlier in the year, they tend to be older and past their peak nutritional value by the time the hungry caribou arrive to eat them." - Jeffrey Kerby
October 1, 2013
Deadbeat cuckoo finches lay more eggs to deceive host parents
Cuckoo finches con other birds into raising their chicks, confusing prospective foster parents with several look-alike eggs.
October 1, 2013
Citizen science: Help classify plankton in waters off southern California
Can you tell a Cydippid from a Solmaris? You can, with a little training. Scientists could use your help classifying plankton at the Plankton Portal.
September 30, 2013
View from space: Earthquake island before and after
“The island is really just a big pile of mud from the seafloor that got pushed up.” - Bill Barnhart, USGS geologist
September 29, 2013
Video: What will a warming world look like?
NASA has produced a new video that shows what changes in temperature and precipitation can be expected if atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to rise.
September 29, 2013
U.S. sees another bright fireball on September 27
September 2013 has been busy for sightings of bright fireballs. The one at 11:33 p.m. local time on September 27 was the 14th fireball sighting in the U.S. in September.
September 28, 2013
6.8-magnitude earthquake rocks Pakistan on September 28
In a region of Pakistan said to be "desperate" following Tuesday's large earthquake, another earthquake struck earlier today.
September 28, 2013
