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Peter Claggett sees changes to Chesapeake Bay with Landsat
Landsat has been observing the landscape of the vast 64,000 square miles of watershed in Chesapeake Bay for decades.
September 27, 2012
Super Typhoon Jelawat eyes Okinawa, Japan
Super Typhoon Jelawat, a powerful cyclone in the West Pacific Ocean with sustained winds of 155 mph, will impact Okinawa, Japan by Friday, September 28.
September 26, 2012
Rare great earthquake triggers large aftershocks all over the globe
A Magnitude-8.6 earthquake on April, 11, 2012 set in motion an unprecedented increase in global seismic activity, study shows.
September 26, 2012
Footage of a tornado in Okawville, Illinois
A tornado near Okawville in southern Illinois on Tuesday, September 25, pulled roofs off barns and knocked over semis on I-64.
September 26, 2012
View from space: US west continues to burn
Satellite images show wildfires burning across the U.S. west in September, 2012. This wildfire season will likely break the U.S. record for most acres burned.
September 26, 2012
Planet Nibiru is not real
Nibiru, sometimes called Planet X, is not going to collide with our planet this year - or ever - because it doesn't exist.
September 26, 2012
Exercise does a body, and a mind, good
Certain psychosocial factors, such as body image and social interaction, may help to explain part of the connection between physical activity and mental health.
September 25, 2012
Deepest-ever view of the universe
Peering deeper into the universe than ever before, the eXtreme Deep Field was assembled using 10 years of Hubble Space Telescope observations.
September 25, 2012
Did you unwittingly name your baby after a hurricane?
Hey, it happens. Human choices aren’t always rational.
September 25, 2012
Hot-gas halo surrounds our Milky Way, scientists say
NASA scientists estimate the mass of the hot-gas halo to be comparable to the mass of all the billions of stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
September 25, 2012
