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Linked: Amazon wildfires, Atlantic hurricanes
Years of data on storms and sea surface temps show a correlation between a warm North Atlantic Ocean - more destructive hurricanes - and a fire-prone Amazon.
August 31, 2015
Ethereal beach
Gorgeous photo of one of the most beautiful beaches in the Pacific Northwest.
August 31, 2015
Record-breaking three Category 4 hurricanes in Pacific
First recorded occurrence of three Category 4 hurricanes in central and eastern Pacific basins at once. Hurricane Center in Honolulu issuing advisories on all three.
August 30, 2015
New Horizons’ potential next flyby target
New Horizons will perform four maneuvers in October and November to veer toward 2014 MU69 - an object in the Kuiper Belt - aiming for a January 1, 2019 encounter.
August 30, 2015
Skydiving spider discovered in South America
Biologists have discovered a nocturnal hunting spider that can steer while falling. Watch it glide!
August 28, 2015
Origin of Saturn’s F ring and shepherd moons
The F ring, Saturn's outermost ring, is perhaps the most active ring in our solar system, with features changing on a timescale of hours.
August 28, 2015
Got a minute? Climate change/sea level rise
How is climate change connected to sea level rise? One-minute video explains.
August 28, 2015
New images from Dawn mission to Ceres
Dawn spacecraft has now moved to within about 900 miles (1,500 km) from the dwarf planet Ceres. See some early images from its new, closer orbit.
August 28, 2015
Want to see Earth’s super predator? Look in the mirror.
Our efficient killing technologies have given rise to the human super predator. Our impacts are as extreme as our behavior, says study.
August 28, 2015
Did glaciers lure wolves back to California?
More than 90 years after California's last wolf was killed, a pack has been observed near Mt. Shasta. Are the mountain's glaciers a reason the wolves chose this location?
August 28, 2015
