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Mountaintop Mine Time-Lapse
Satellite views of a West Virginia coal mine show how long-term mountaintop mining can wipe out swaths of forest.
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News Blog: Climate Change Imperils Every U.S. Seabird
All 67 oceanic bird species and many land-based birds in the U.S. are considered vulnerable to the changing climate, scientists say.
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Sea Spray Detected Far Inland
Sea spray has been found in the middle of the United States—and it may be contributing to air pollution, a new study says.
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Exclusive: Chile Earthquake Aerial Pictures
See exclusive views of tsunami-tossed boats, a collapsed bridge, and more scenes of the devastating toll of Chile's February 27 earthquake.
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Turkey Quake Photos: The Day After
A strong earthquake rattled eastern Turkey Sunday, killing at least 51 and crumbling minarets, barns, and mud-brick houses.
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News Blog: Bats Quarantined Against Deadly Fungus
A security colony of bats has been set up as insurance for the species against extinction by a disease killing North America's wild bats.
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News Blog: Endangered Frogs Chilled to Spur Breeding
In an effort to encourage breeding in a critically endangered amphibian, scientists have placed 24 mountain yellow-legged frogs into refrigerators.
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News Blog: Nations Wrestle Over Plan to Ban Bluefin Tuna Fishing
An international trade ban proposal may be the last chance for the survival of the Atlantic bluefin tuna and its fishery.
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Chile Earthquake Video: Aftermath in Santa Cruz
Chile's February 27 earthquake caused an apartment building in this small city to collapse, killing 23. Video.
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Giant Dead Zone Choking Sea
Oxygen-sucking algae are blooming in the Baltic due to fertilizers and overfishing—and relief efforts may be too late, experts say.
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Photos: Underwater Church Reappears
Severe droughts have drained a reservoir in Venezuela, exposing a church that's been "missing" since 1985.
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Arctic Sea Belching Tons of Methane
Permafrost on the Arctic seabed is leaking massive quantities of the powerful greenhouse gas into the ocean and atmosphere, fueling concerns of accelerated global warming.
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What's Best for Kids: Bottled Water or Fountains?
As sugary sodas fizzle in schools, kids are turning to bottled water instead of tap water, which is often contaminated by lead. But that may put an added strain on the environment, experts say.
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Huge Garbage Patch Found in Atlantic Too
Akin to the Texas-size garbage patch in the Pacific, a massive trash vortex has formed from billions of bits of plastic congregating off North America's Atlantic coast, researchers say.
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Chile Earthquake Altered Earth Axis, Shortened Day
Saturday's Chile earthquake was so powerful that it likely shifted an Earth axis and shortened the length of a day, NASA says.
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Chile Tsunami Pictures: Earthquake's Other Aftermath
On the coast, cars and cargo containers were tossed like toys by waves sparked by the quake. One town saw more than 350 people perish.
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Chemical Makes Male Frogs Lay Eggs
One of the most common weed killers in the United States can transform male frogs into fully functional females, a new study says.
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Chile Earthquake Pictures: The Aftermath
UPDATED MONDAY: Days after one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded, more than 700 people have died and survivors are left without food or running water.
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Pictures: Epic Iceberg Smashup Could Change Currents
A Luxembourg-size iceberg recently crashed into a glacier "tongue" in Antarctica, creating a second giant iceberg—which could spell double trouble for ocean currents and marine animals.
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Chile-Earthquake Tsunamis Smaller Than Expected—But Why?
Tsunamis that struck Japan and Hawaii following a massive earthquake this past weekend in Chile were smaller than thought, and experts are only beginning to tease out the reasons why.
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Einstein Theory Confirmed
We may finally have proof that general relativity applies to cosmic bodies great and small—and that dark matter and dark energy are real.
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New Color-Changing Frog Found
Jungle species changes from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peachy, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.
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Water Found in Apollo Moon Rocks
Evidence for water on the moon has been right under our noses, according to new studies of rocks retrieved by astronauts.
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Death Comes to Bat Ark
A recent attempt to protect bats by isolating them from disease gets off to a tragic start.
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Biofuels in Space
The newest experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to grow plant cells to meet Earth's energy needs.
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