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World’s Greatest Extinction May Have Actually Been Two Extinctions in One

The Permian-Triassic extinction nearly wiped out life on Earth
December 04, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Hagfish Slime May Cover Models in Future Fashion Shows

The hagfish aims to make a slimy splash on the fashion runway with a tough, silk-like material harvested from its bountiful snot-like secretions
December 04, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Lobsters Have Age-Revealing Rings, Just Like Trees

Scientists have figured out a way to determine the age of your lobster
November 30, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Sometimes Blue Whales Do Barrel Rolls While They Eat

If you were to attach yourself to a Blue Whale, this is what you would see
November 30, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

The Great Lakes Have More Garbage Per Square Inch Than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Huge concentrations of small plastic pellets were found in the Great Lakes
November 30, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Hawaii’s Coral

Conservationists and divers alike are on edge over a mysterious disease sweeping through coral reefs in Kauai
November 28, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Eating Whale Meat Is Going Out of Vogue in Japan

Whale meat elicits a "meh" response from young Japanese these days, but global citizens continue to cry foul
November 28, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

How Seriously Might Climate Negotiators Be Dooming The Rest of Us This Week?

The COP18 climate change conference is going on in Doha, Qatar until December 7th
November 27, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Gas Tanker to Cross Autumn Arctic Ocean Carrying Natural Gas to Japan

A tanker, carrying natural gas to Japan, has set out on a dangerous autumn trip through the Northeast Passage
November 26, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Antarctic Animals Are Dissolving

Scientists have warned about ocean acidification for years, but now it's actually happening
November 26, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Who’s Murdering And Mutilating These Dolphins?

Along the southern coast of the United States a mystery is deepening: mutilated dolphins keep washing up on the beach, and no one knows where they're coming from
November 23, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Here’s the Reality We’re Signing Up For By Letting Climate Change Happen

Say goodbye to winter, New Orleans, olive oil, rivers and world peace if climate change plays out as predicted
November 21, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Australian Students Accidentally Taught That Robots Led the Russian Revolution

Nearly 6,000 Australian students were inadvertently taught this week that giant robots led the Russian Revolution thanks to a sloppy exam staff Google job
November 15, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

As BP Set to Plead Guilty for 2010 Spill, Some Good News From Gulf Wildlife

BP may be about to pay the largest criminal fine in U.S. history
November 15, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Mother Birds Teach Their Eggs a Secret ‘Feed Me!’ Password

Australian female fairy-wrens don't even wait until their young are hatched before starting to teach them life skills
November 09, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Island Nation Now Runs Entirely On Solar Power

A one-megawatt solar power plant now provides150% of the electricity demand of a small Pacific island nation
November 06, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Here’s Why We’re Not Living in an Ice Age (And Why That Matters for the Future)

The same feedback systems that took us from ice age to modern warmth are still around
November 05, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

While the East Coast Focused on Sandy, Typhoon Son-tinh Battered East Asia

Sandy was not the only tropical cyclone this week
October 30, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Frilled Shark

The Scariest Monsters of the Deep Sea

We took the spook-tacular celebration to the depths of the ocean, where some of the craziest—and scariest—looking creatures lurk in the dark.
October 30, 2012 | By Emily G. Frost and Hannah Waters

Here’s What Happened to Jack Because Rose Didn’t Save Him

After Jack's cold body sank down to the bottom of the North Atlantic in Titanic, here's probably what it looked like
October 29, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth


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