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Massive earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami warning.
The western U.S. and Canada - plus Hawaii and other islands in the Pacific - are under a tsunami warming today after a massive earthquake in Japan.
March 11, 2011
U.S. naval forces should prepare for climate change
A new report by the National Research Council suggests that U.S. naval forces should to examine and strengthen capabilities in the Arctic for climate change.
March 10, 2011
Mating mites trapped in amber show the female in control
Some 40 million years ago, the Glaesacarus rhombeus female mite made the mating choice. A pair of mites trapped in amber tells the tale.
March 9, 2011
Polar ice melting now largest contributor to sea level rise
Polar ice sheets are contributing to global sea level rise more than mountain glaciers and ice caps, from a new study. It's happening sooner than predicted.
March 8, 2011
How fish help create seafloor sediments
Fish ingest sea water and later excrete it as fine-grained carbonates, now known to make up a substantial portion of sea floor sediments.
March 8, 2011
Recent growth in Antarctic marine life discovered
Robert Falcon Scott and his team did not reach the South Pole first. But their expeditions have let scientists analyze a century's worth of Antarctic marine seabed data.
March 6, 2011
How does Earth keep its atmosphere?
Earth's atmosphere is an extremely thin skin surrounding our planet. What force keeps it from flying off into space?
March 5, 2011
How Antarctica ice forms turned upside down
New research by scientists at Columbia University’s Earth Institute indicates that some Antarctic ice Is forming from the bottom up.
March 3, 2011
Earthquake in a wheelbarrow
Watch this video created by a survivor of the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
March 3, 2011
Black squirrels are mutants, but not thugs
Not all squirrels are gray. Black squirrels are just like Eastern gray squirrels, except with more fashionable genes.
March 3, 2011
