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Dangerous Hurricane Irene forms
Irene, the 1st hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on August 20. Meteorologists expect it to impact the Southeast U.S. later this week.
August 22, 2011
World Water Week begins today in Stockholm
World Water Week in Stockholm - an annual meeting to discuss our planet’s crucial water-related issues - focuses in 2011 on water issues related to urbanization.
August 22, 2011
Is the fate of fungi being overlooked?
In global plans to protect plants and animals, fungi are being overlooked. An Egyptian educator and an Egyptian mycologist explain the dilemma.
August 21, 2011
Antarctica has its first complete ice flow map
The animation illustrates ice flowing thousands of miles from the heart of the continent seaward on Antarctica to its coastlines. The map shows more detail.
August 21, 2011
Billion-dollar disasters in US in 2011 so far
Disasters such as snowstorms, tornadoes, flooding and droughts in 2011 have affected millions and cost billions. Here's the list so far.
August 18, 2011
Agave featured on Lifeform of the Week
Sobriety? Energy crises? Whatever the problem, agave can lend a prickly hand.
August 17, 2011
NASA confirms Earth isn’t expanding
The average change in Earth's radius is 0.004 inches per year, or about the thickness of a human hair, a rate considered statistically insignificant.
August 16, 2011
Fukushima reactor radiation release calculated
Measuring radioactive sulfur in California let researchers calculate how much radiation released from Fukushima reactors. Read more.
August 15, 2011
Indiana State Fair tragedy and heeding weather warnings
Can we use the Indiana State Fair tragedy to learn from our mistakes? Read more about the incident and weather conditions here.
August 15, 2011
Ben Horton: Sea level rise faster now than in 2,000 years
A team has direct physical evidence - microscopic fossils from a North Carolina salt marsh - that sea level rise is faster now than in the past 2,000 years.
August 15, 2011
