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Reindeer see a twilight world in UV light
The UV light that causes snow blindness in humans is life-saving for reindeer in the Arctic.
November 5, 2012
Superstorm Sandy seen from the north
Satellite image of Superstorm Sandy on October 30, 2012, looking southward from Canada.
November 3, 2012
The good, the bad, and the ugly … learning from Hurricane Sandy
There's lots of very bad and ugly. Sandy will likely become one of our costliest natural disasters. But the science got the storm right.
November 1, 2012
Pictures and video aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
The pictures and video coming out of the Mid-Atlantic and New England are incredible after Hurricane Sandy pushed through the region on October 29, 2012.
October 31, 2012
Nature’s remarkable camouflage costumes
Your Halloween costume might have been good, but the red-eyed tree frog's is better.
October 31, 2012
Best links to follow Superstorm Sandy online
Sandy has left a wake of death and destruction. Here are some ways to watch online - maybe with your phone or tablet if your power is out.
October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy beginning to batter and flood the U.S. East
Meteorologist Brad Panovich from Charlotte, North Carolina, tweeted: "It's not hype ... this [Hurricane Sandy] is the worst storm in our lifetimes."
October 29, 2012
Tsunami warning after strong 7.7-magnitude Canada quake
Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii on night of October 27-28 after sea level readings indicated a possible tsunami. Waves on Hawaii beaches smaller than expected so far.
October 28, 2012
Unique microbes discovered in one of Earth’s harshest landscapes
Scientists have discovered unique microbes - bacteria and fungi - in one of the driest places on Earth, the high-altitude Atacama desert.
October 26, 2012
Microbes buried in salt shed light on ancient life
Lowenstein studies microbes buried in salt - that is, in water droplets that have been sealed inside salt crystals for thousands to millions of years.
October 26, 2012
