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Dogs do it. Dolphins do it. Now corn, too, displays altruism.
Researchers studying corn seeds have found evidence that full "siblings" preferentially feed each other. They describe this behavior as altruism among corn.
February 4, 2013
Georgia tornado on January 30 ends stretch without a tornado death
The one death in Georgia ended the longest continuous stretch without a tornado death ever recorded in the United States at 219 days.
February 4, 2013
Video: Time-lapse capture of Mount Bromo volcano
Time-lapse HD video of Indonesia's Mount Bromo volcano by photographer Justin Ng.
February 3, 2013
Video: Marriage proposal by aurora light
Man proposes to his sweetheart as the aurora borealis - or northern lights - glow around them.
January 31, 2013
Stormy weather is no match for microbes
Hearty microorganisms float in the harsh air of hailstorms and hurricanes.
January 31, 2013
6.0-magnitude earthquake in southeast Alaska on January 31
This Alaska quake is one of several moderately large earthquakes that happened yesterday and today along the eastern edge of the Ring of Fire.
January 31, 2013
Pine beetle attacks alter climate over Canadian forests
Scientists studying mountain pine beetle outbreaks in British Columbia have found that summer temperatures over affected areas of the forest have risen by 1ºC.
January 30, 2013
View from space: Severe weather in U.S. East on January 30
In this image from the NOAA GOES-13 satellite, you can see a line of clouds that stretch from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
January 30, 2013
6.7-magnitude earthquake in Chile on January 30
The quake was said to have shaken the windows of buildings in Chile's capital, Santiago, which was 486 kilometers (364 miles) to the south of the epicenter.
January 30, 2013
5.3-magnitude earthquake off coast of Oregon on January 29
Quake occurred 170 miles (274 kilometers) off Oregon coast. No tsunami warning. No reports of damages or injuries.
January 30, 2013
