Jul 13 2011
Giant Underwater Volcanoes Discovered
A dozen massive peaks, some active, are discovered in a novel scan of the Antarctic ocean floor.
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Jul 12 2011
Cities Can Be Carbon Sinks Too
Cities can be of surprising help in soaking up carbon pollution.
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Jun 06 2011
Climate Change Impact: Underestimated?
Sea-level rise will affect tens of millions more people than originally predicted as a result of ice melt due to global warming.
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Mar 24 2011
Everglades Islands Made of Prehistoric Trash Heaps
By piling mounds of fish remains, turtle bones and other waste, ancient people helped create the Everglades.
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Mar 21 2011
Biggest-Ever Bunny Didn’t Hop, Had No Enemies
No floppy-eared Easter-type bunny, this rabbit had small ears, smallish eyes and enormous heft.
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Jan 26 2011
Tough Conditions Favor Giants
Oceanic island tortoises exhibit a strong evolutionary preference toward gigantism, and biologists think they know why.
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Nov 24 2010
Pterosaurs Flew Long, Slow
How were pterosaurs able to cruise the skies of the ancient world between 220-65 million years ago?
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Sep 03 2010
Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina
Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.
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Aug 30 2010
Stocky Predatory Dinosaur Prowled Transylvania
Island species from the past were usually stranger and smaller than close relatives on continental landmasses.
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Aug 11 2010
Chunk of Original Earth Found
A piece of pristine, hot rock from the earliest years of Earth's formation is found in northern Canada.
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