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Garbage soup, not garbage patch, in our oceans
Angelicque White says it's a dilute garbage soup, not a garbage patch, in our oceans. But plastic can be found in across an area bigger than Texas.
January 12, 2011
Toowoomba flash floods sweep away cars. See video
Watch this dramatic video of cars swept away Toowoomba flash floods. This city in Queensland, Australia, suffered 6 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
January 11, 2011
Punta Tombo penguins had a tough year in 2010
Dee Boersma - sometimes called "the Jane Goodall of penguins - said 2010 was a hard year for Punta Tombo penguins. This is one of the world’s largest breeding colonies.
January 10, 2011
The world’s biggest cave passage in Vietnam
Vietnam's Hang Son Doong cave has underground spaces large enough to hold a city block of skyscrapers. Read more about the world's biggest cave passage.
January 10, 2011
World’s oldest living things in photographs
Rachel Sussman travels the world to photograph the world's oldest living things - organisms that have lived on Earth for over 2,000 years.
January 9, 2011
Extinct Jamaican bird used club-like wings to batter enemies
Xenicibis xympithecus was a large, flightless, wading bird or ibis. This Extinct Jamaican bird used its wings like a club to bludgeon rivals or predators.
January 6, 2011
Swollen rivers in Queensland carry sediments to Australian coast
Swollen rivers in Queensland, Australia are carrying heavy sediment loads to the coast. This natural-color image was captured yesterday by instrumentation aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.
January 6, 2011
Leaf-cutter ants switch jobs when their tools wear down
A life of cutting apart leaves wears down the leaf-cutter ant's razor sharp mandibles, and that's when they decide to switch jobs. Read about leaf-cutter ants.
January 6, 2011
Transparent insect wings actually rainbow-colored
Insect wings that look transparent and drab to our eyes apparently look more like peacock feathers to other insects.
January 5, 2011
Top science trends for 2011 from journal Nature
The science journal Nature predicted top science trends for the coming year. What do you think the top trends will be?
January 4, 2011
