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How Beavers Helped to Build America

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:47 AM ET | 0

Once abundant and widespread, beavers helped to forge the ground under our feet, making water safe to drink and the land an oasis for life. Read more

'Snowmaggedon'? Nope. Just the Opposite

Posted by Jessica Marshall Fri Sep 16, 2011 07:04 AM ET | 0

Even though headlines might make you think we had intensely cold winters, the truth is the opposite. Read more

Animals Moving More Quickly From Warming

Posted Thu Aug 18, 2011 02:51 PM ET | 0

Many of the world's creatures are migrating north up to three times faster than previously believed. Read more

Earliest American Art: Mammoth on Mammoth

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Jun 22, 2011 06:12 AM ET | 0

The first known art object from America is a 13,000-year-old carving of a mammoth on mammoth bone. Read more

Pilot Saves Rescuers on Niagara Falls

Posted Mon Jun 20, 2011 03:26 PM ET | 0

Two police officers had to be air-lifted to safety after a rescue brought them dangerously close to the edge of the falls. Read more

Tornadoes: Wide Angle

Posted Fri May 20, 2011 12:51 PM ET

Everything you ever wanted to know about one of the most destructive forces in nature: the tornado. Read more

Wi-Fi Cars Hitting the Information Superhighway

Posted Mon Mar 28, 2011 01:54 PM ET | 0

Consumers are warning to the notion of being connected to the Internet through their cars. Read more

Earliest Americans Arrived Even Earlier

Posted Thu Mar 24, 2011 03:05 PM ET | 0

A new site discovered in Texas was occupied 15,000 years ago. Read more

U.S. West Coast: On Frontline From Nuclear Cloud?

Posted Tue Mar 15, 2011 01:12 PM ET | 0

Radioactivity could reach the U.S. West Coast but officials say levels would not be dangerously high. Read more

Rockies May Have Been Formed by Giant Sucking

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Mar 7, 2011 10:50 AM ET | 0

A surprising mechanism may have thrust the famous mountain range skywards. Read more

Iconic Pine Trees May Vanish

Posted Mon Feb 28, 2011 02:37 PM ET | 0

Warming temperatures make the towering lodgepole pine tree vulnerable to drought and pests. Read more

Oysters Disappearing Worldwide

Posted Thu Feb 3, 2011 11:00 AM ET | 0

Oysters are important because they filter impurities from water and provide food and employment for people living in coastal communities. Read more