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Ice Age humans: Did they affect the extinction of large mammals?
A study of large-mammal extinction during the last ice age focuses on the effects of climate change and human encroachment on habitat.
November 7, 2011
Severe weather possible across Oklahoma and Texas
A severe weather outbreak is likely across Texas/Oklahoma on November 7, 2011, as an area of low pressure will produce storms capable of producing tornadoes.
November 7, 2011
Series of earthquakes near Oklahoma City, including a 5.6 magnitude
The epicenter for the November 6, 2011 Oklahoma earthquakes is 44 miles ENE of Oklahoma City. A highway buckled, and several homes are said to be damaged.
November 6, 2011
Intense rains that triggered floods in Italy may become more common
Intense rains have increased over the past 120 years in Italy’s northern regions according to scientists at the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate in Bologna, Italy.
November 5, 2011
Extreme flooding in Bangkok, Thailand
Monsoonal rains from July through October have produced extreme flooding across Thailand, affecting at least 2 million people and killing 437 people.
November 4, 2011
Australian study: Countries must lower carbon emissions soon
An Australian study say countries must lower their carbon emissions soon, if the world is to stay below 2 degrees warming for the century.
November 3, 2011
Seals return to breed within a body length of birth place
Female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed, say researchers.
November 2, 2011
Crepuscular rays: View from space
Have you seen crepuscular rays from the ground, fanning out from a sunset or sunrise? Now see them from space.
November 2, 2011
Zombie ants: When ants become walking dead
An ingeniously deadly fungus hijacks the bodies of ants for food and reproduction. Read more about these cool zombie ants here.
October 31, 2011
New England hit by unprecedented snowfall late October 2011
The snow shattered records in New England this past weekend, in what will likely be known as the Halloween Snowstorm of 2011.
October 31, 2011
