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A Perfect Firestorm Threatens West Coast

How much burning is needed to adopt to the growing climate call for fire?

Heartland Leaker Reveals Himself

Ethical debates ensue over tactics.

Earth: Bioluminescent Waves Explained [VIDEO]

What kind of otherworldly phenomenon is this?

A Perfect Firestorm Threatens West Coast

Posted by Sarah Simpson 4 HOURS AGO | 0

Despite the massive wildfires that have swept the western U.S. in recent years, the region has barely begun paying down the huge fire deficit it has accumulated over the last 100 years. Read more

Fossilized, 'Pompeii' Forest Discovered Under Ash

Posted 15 HOURS AGO | 0

About 300 million years ago, volcanic ash buried a tropical forest located in what is now Inner Mongolia, much like Vesuvius did to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Read more

World's Deepest Land Animal Discovered

Posted 19 HOURS AGO | 0

The eyeless creature lives in total darkness in caves, where it feeds on fungi and decomposing matter. Read more

Heartland Leaker Reveals Himself

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Wed Feb 22, 2012 03:02 AM ET | 0

The man who leaked documents from a climate-change-denying think-tank reveals his identity. Ethical debates ensue. Read more

Flying Squid Rocket Through the Air

Posted by Sarah Simpson Wed Feb 22, 2012 02:17 AM ET | 0

Squid cruise through the air like rockets by forcefully squirting water out of their bodies. Read more

Hubble Reveals Weird New Exoplanet: Waterworld

Posted Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:49 PM ET | 0

The space telescope has taken a closer look at this alien world, revealing a brand new type of exoplanet. Read more

Short Trees Have No Reason To Live

Posted Tue Feb 21, 2012 07:42 AM ET | 0

A new high-resolution map of the height of Earth's forests shows trees have become shorter in the mountains and taller in the tropics than in previous years. Read more

It's Alive! Pleistocene Plant Blooms Again

Posted Tue Feb 21, 2012 05:09 AM ET | 0

Fruit seeds stored away by squirrels more than 30,000 years ago and found in Siberian permafrost have been regenerated into full flowering plants. Read more

Planning for a Devastating Sea Level Rise

Posted Mon Feb 20, 2012 08:06 PM ET | 0

By the end of the century, sea levels are predicted to rise by a meter along the North American west coast -- 'do-nothing' isn't an option. Read more

Planning for a Devastating Sea Level Rise

Underwater Video Raises New Concordia Fears

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Sat Feb 18, 2012 03:07 PM ET | 0

Underwater footage taken by a remotely operated vehicle shows crumbling rocks and new deformation of the Concordia wreck. Read more

Underwater Video Raises New Concordia Fears

Concordia Could Collapse Under Its Own Weight

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Sat Feb 18, 2012 02:30 PM ET | 0

The massive cruise liner is balancing on two rocks and has massive cracks. Read more

Korean DMZ Teems With Wildlife

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Feb 17, 2012 01:13 PM ET | 0

Between concrete-clad South Korea and deforested North Korea, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) stands in sharp relief as a verdant refuge for rare plants and animals. Read more