
The United States consulate in Shanghai has begun issuing its own pollution statistics.
Tour some of nature's most nasty-to-the-nostrils nooks.
Off the coast of Antarctica, undersea vents offer a niche for unique species.
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Meteorologists named the first storm of the 2012 hurricane season this year: tropical storm Alberto is starting the party early. Read more
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The United States consulate in Shanghai has begun issuing its own pollution statistics, giving a much more pessimistic assessment of the city's air quality than official Chinese data. Read more

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The powerful shaking was a first for the region in centuries — and fairly surprising to seismologists. Read more

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Methane is wafting off the surface of the Arctic Ocean as sea ice cracks. Read more

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Mon May 21, 2012 09:19 AM ET | 0
Ecologists identified more than 150,000 natural methane seeps in the Arctic: A ticking time bomb of greenhouse gas. Read more
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Italy's populated northeast early Sunday, felling homes and church steeples around the historic city of Ferrara. Read more

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A broken-down cargo ship was drifting towards Australia's Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with fears of major damage if it were to run aground at the World Heritage-listed site. Read more

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Mongolia is raising concerns that a rare Tyrannosaur specimen now on auction in New York City may have left the country illegally. Read more

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Deep ocean microorganisms are subsisting on nutrients first laid down when dinosaurs still walked the Earth. Read more

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Mysterious small tremors in the most earthquake-prone areas on Earth may be the cause of surprisingly large tsunamis. Read more

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A study found a decrease in the percentage of the number of violations issued to fracking sites in Pennsylvania. Read more
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The flare triggered a radiation storm intense enough to also cause radio blackouts. Read more

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No relief in sight for drought-stricken areas of the country. Read more

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Tour some of nature’s most putrid, pungent places, nasty-to-the-nostrils nooks, and foul, fetid funky towns. Read more

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Thu May 17, 2012 06:04 AM ET | 0
New U.S. government figures show fisheries improvement, but New England remains cause for concern. Read more
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