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Snow melt declining in western U.S.
Mote says that from the Rockies all the way to the Cascades, springtime snowpack and snow melt has declined by about 10 percent over the past 50 years.
March 24, 2011
Oldest known wild bird in U.S. became a mother again, and survived March 2011 tsunami
A Laysan albatross at Midway is the oldest known wild bird in the US. She recently became a mom at over 60 years of age - and survived the 2011 tsunami, too.
March 21, 2011
Video of March 11, 2011 tsunami from ship at sea
The March 11, 2011 tsunami propagated outward from a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake, just 43 miles from its nearest point to Japan.
March 19, 2011
Did a supermoon cause the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan?
The moon was not a supermoon - not full, not closest to Earth - during the March 11 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.
March 15, 2011
Japan tsunami spread across the Pacific
A video from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows how the March 11, 2011 Japan tsunami reverberated across the Pacific Ocean.
March 15, 2011
Andes Mountain hummingbirds might lose habitat
The Andes Mountains are home to diverse forest ecosystems including rainforests and cloud forests. Hummingbirds in this region are vulnerable to climate change.
March 14, 2011
Japan earthquake powerful enough to shift Earth’s axis
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011 might have shifted Earth’s axis by some 8 to 10 centimeters.
March 13, 2011
Pteranodon: A curious case in Texas
A rare find in Texas, the fossilized wing of a flying reptile from the age of the dinosaurs. It could be the oldest known Pteranodon in North America.
March 13, 2011
Endangered Javan rhinos caught on film, with babies
With only 40 Javan rhinoceroses left in the world, video of two rhinos with their calves has rhino watchers ecstatic.
March 13, 2011
AP video on smoke from Japan nuclear reactor
Fears are growing about crises at Japanese nuclear reactors.
March 12, 2011
