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Top 4 facts about landslides
Last weekend's fatal mudslide in Washington state obliterated the village of Oso, Washington and left a trail of devastation in its wake. On Tuesday, the death toll stood at 14.
March 25, 2014
New Chicken from Hell feathered dinosaur found in Dakotas
A newly discovered bird-like dinosaur resembles an ostrich, with claws, a tail and crested head. It's a feather in the cap of American paleontologists.
March 25, 2014
Video: Grizzly eats my GoPro
Brad Josephs, who captures video of grizzlies and wolves in Alaska, commented, "Note to self: when filming grizzly bears, never hide your camera in a fish."
March 25, 2014
Vortex star trails
Our friend Sergio Garcia Rill captured a photo in Arches National Park in eastern Utah, then processed it in a way he'll explain to you.
March 25, 2014
Flight 370 will make us rethink airline safety, says expert
An expert in atmospheric dynamics and aviation meteorology comments on the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
March 24, 2014
Night sky as Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies merge
As seen on Cosmos ... the collision and merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the nearby Andromeda galaxy 4 billion years from now.
March 24, 2014
How do volcanos produce lightning?
Scientists are using technology that can peer inside a volcano's ash plume to understand how volcanic lightning is formed.
March 24, 2014
Close-up of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a raging storm in the planet's southern hemisphere. It's more than three times the size of Earth!
March 24, 2014
Ocean wave currents in the search for Malaysia Air Flight 370
We've all seen satellite images of possible floating debris from the missing jet. Why can't we just fly to that spot and find it? The answer is ocean currents.
March 23, 2014
Saturn’s largest and second-largest moons
The Cassini spacecraft captured this image on June 16, 2011. These are two of Saturn's moons - the largest moon Titan and second-largest moon Rhea.
March 23, 2014
