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Oldest known albatross Wisdom hatches a new chick
At 62, the Laysan albatross Wisdom is one of the oldest wild birds known to be living in the world today. Yes, her new chick is adorable.
Deanna Conners
March 12, 2013
4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes southern California
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook a wide swath of southern California on March 11.
Eleanor Imster
March 11, 2013
Video: What type of electricity hurts more: AC or DC?
Ouch! Mehdi Sadaghdar answers this question by running electricity through his own body and giving us feedback.
Emily Howard
March 11, 2013
Camels once lived in the high arctic
A new way of identifying fossils has enabled scientists to show ancient camels roamed the high Arctic Circle.
Planet Earth Online
March 11, 2013
Time-lapse of San Francisco Bay sky, clouds and sea
Sit back, relax and enjoy nature's wonders.
David Callejas
March 8, 2013
Video: Powerful eruption at Mount Etna on March 5–6, 2013
Powerful volcanic eruption at Italy's Mount Etna caught on film. Check it out.
Deanna Conners
March 8, 2013
Watch this video of a plunge into an Antarctic lake
An intrepid diver shot the video from the bottom of icy lake, at the bottom of the world.
Martha Morales
March 7, 2013
Large winter storm hits the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
Meteorological spring begins in March. However, heavy snow and wind are the dominant story in the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
Matt Daniel
March 6, 2013
When flying through the bat cave, be sure to bring a map
Bats supplement echolocation with mental maps of their surroundings.
Alex Reshanov
March 5, 2013
What causes sinkholes?
And where else in the U.S. might be vulnerable to sinkholes?
Deborah Byrd
March 4, 2013
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