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2013 Great Backyard Bird Count goes global
People from around the world are invited to join this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count to be held on February 15–18, 2013.
February 12, 2013
February 2013 nor’easter recap
The February 2013 nor'easter brought feet of snow throughout the U.S. Northeast and killed at least 15 people.
February 11, 2013
Large tornado hits Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Amazing pictures and video from Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a large tornado strikes the city on February 10, 2013.
February 10, 2013
Video: Timelapse of night sky over southern oceans
In this 2011 video by Alex Cherney, watch the Milky Way unfurl itself over the Southern Ocean coast of Australia.
February 10, 2013
Blizzard ‘Nemo’ strengthening as it moves into U.S. Northeast
The nor'easter is currently evolving and growing in strength as it pushes closer to the U.S. Northeast this evening.
February 8, 2013
View from space: Flooding in eastern Australia in early February, 2013
By early February, the Weir River in eastern Australia had broken its banks and spread onto the surrounding floodplain, as had nearby rivers.
February 6, 2013
Five dead in Solomon Islands after earthquake and tsunami
Powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck at 01:22 UTC on February 6. Tsunami alerts across the Pacific. At least five dead in a remote part of the Solomon Islands.
February 6, 2013
Video: Largest glacier calving ever caught on film
Watch this astounding video of an historic breakup of the Ilulissat Glacier in Greenland in 2008.
February 5, 2013
Behold, the world’s oldest documented tapeworm infection
270 million-year-old shark dropping yields an exciting surprise – tapeworm eggs!
February 5, 2013
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
