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The Animals and Plants We Cannot Live Without
"Nearly 17,000 species are now considered to be threatened with extinction and 869 species are classed as extinct or extinct in the wild on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List. In the...'Gunshot' Shrimp Found in British Waters
"Great BritainThe shrimps, which are native to the sub-tropical seas of the Mediterranean, have only been recorded in UK waters a handful of times. They are INCREDIBLY RARE in British waters because the...Venus and Jupiter to Converge
"Venus and Jupiter are rushing together, drawing noticably closer every night. The climax occurs at the end of the month when, with the two planets only 2o apart, the crescent Moon ...
Current warming sharpest climate change in 5,000 years: study
"This NASA image received in February 2006 shows the calving front, or break-off point into the ocean, of Helheim Glacier""Research on Arctic and North Atlantic ecosystems shows the recent warming trend counts as... Photo Gallery: Calif. Wildfires Continue to Rage
"LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 -- Wind-whipped wildfires continued to burn through Southern California on Tuesday after scorching nearly 27,000 acres statewide, claiming two lives and forcing thousands of people to flee their... Global Alert: Many Methane Gas Plumes Discovered in Arctic
"British scientists have discovered hundreds more methane "plumes" bubbling up from the Arctic seabed, in an area to the west of the Norwegian island of Svalbard. It is the second time in a week that scientists have...North Greenland reports record summer snowmelt
"U.S. atmospheric scientists say satellite data indicates northern Greenland experienced a record number of melting days this summer. City College of New York Assistant Professor Marco Tedesco said the northern part...Officials Suggest 'Safe Room' To Avoid Vog Dangers from Kilauea Volcano
"Officials from the Big Island reported to state lawmakers that they suggest residents prepare "safe rooms" regarding the ongoing eruption of dangerous gases from Kilauea Volcano. "We have to do something on an...Mud rains on outback as red dust storms hit
"WINDS of up to 120km/h hit outback NSW yesterday as massive dust storms gave way to heavy rain, causing widespread damage.The storms swept across the west for more five hours, cutting a path of destruction, tearing...Special Video Report: Eight Days of Ike
"For Eight Days Hurricane Ike churned through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico carving out a path of destruction along the way and claiming the life's of those who crossed it's path. The AP's Mark Carlson takes a...Ike survivors may wait weeks for hot meals, baths
"HOUSTON – Tens of thousands of residents first hunkered down to wait for Hurricane Ike's brutal punch. Those survivors on the wrecked Texas coast must now wait again — for food, water and ice, for the...Hurricane Ike Is Huge and Growing Stronger
"THOUSANDS of people have fled the Texas Gulf coast as deadly Hurricane Ike bears down, growing in power after ravaging Cuba and the Caribbean.Ike, which has left more than 100 dead across the Caribbean, could slam...Fireball Outburst Lights Up North American Skies
"On Sept. 9th, a surprising flurry of bright fireballs lit up the skies of North America. "Our SENTINEL all-sky camera picked up 25 bright meteors in a shower that began at 0620 UT and lasted approximately 4 hours,"...Experts probe 'mini tsunami'
"Cape Town - A mini tsunami may be the reason for the sudden rise and fall of the sea level along the West Coast over the last few days. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) received reports that the sea level in...Cattle and Deer May Sense Earth's Magnetic Field
"Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by herdsmen...
