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Strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Pacific coast of Guatemala
The November 7, 2012 earthquake in Guatemala was felt as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. No tsunami warning is in effect at this time.
November 7, 2012
New method could help communities plan for climate risk
MIT researchers develop tool to assess regional risks of climate change, potential impacts on local infrastructure and planning
November 7, 2012
Two aerial photos show Jersey coast before and after Hurricane Sandy
Two aerial photographs show a portion of the New Jersey coast before and after Hurricane Sandy.
November 7, 2012
Clever cockatoo with skilled craftmanship
The Goffin's cockatoo's use and fashioning of objects as tools has rarely been seen in the animal kingdom.
November 6, 2012
Cooking, fast and slow
What’s more hazardous to your health; burnt toast or undercooked beans?
November 6, 2012
World’s rarest whales washed up on New Zealand beach
Scientists in New Zealand have announced the identification of two exceedingly rare spade-toothed beaked whales, which washed up on a New Zealand beach in 2010.
November 6, 2012
Taking the pulse of volcanoes using satellite images
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) helps to show ‘inflation’ in advance of volcanic eruptions in Indonesia.
November 5, 2012
U.S. Northeast braces for another storm this week
It won't be as powerful as Hurricane Sandy. But beach erosion, storm surge, and falling trees likely will occur on Wednesday and Thursday, November 7-8, 2012.
November 5, 2012
A black hole in the Orion Nebula?
An international team of astrophysicists says the famous Orion Nebula has a black hole at its heart, whose mass is some 200 times the mass of our sun.
November 5, 2012
Reindeer see a twilight world in UV light
The UV light that causes snow blindness in humans is life-saving for reindeer in the Arctic.
November 5, 2012
