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Groundhog Day 2012: Big Pic

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 01:12 PM ET   |   0

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning during the 126th annual Groundhog Day festivities. What else do you need to know about Groundhog Day? Read more

Phil

Warm Winter Playing Havoc With Hibernating Animals

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 09:28 AM ET   |   0

Rather than hibernating through freezing snowstorms, nature is being awakened by the weird warmth. Read more

hibernating bear

Anchorage Smashes Snow Record

Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:11 AM ET   |   0

So far this winter, the Alaskan city has been buried in nearly seven feet of snow. Read more

snow record

This Winter's Weirdly Warm Weather Explained

Posted by  Emily Sohn  Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:20 AM ET   |   0

What's behind this "Marchuary" weather? Experts offer a few explanations (and global warming isn't one of them). Read more

no snow

Coffee Cup Alerts Mount Rainier Campers

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Fri Jan 6, 2012 03:57 PM ET   |   0

When a helicopter pilot needed to alert several Mount Rainier campers that a deadly attacker was on the run, he used a low-tech solution: coffee cups. Read more

Coffee Cup Alerts Mount Rainier Campers

Ancient Mars Water? Mineral Find Makes It a Slam-Dunk

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Thu Dec 8, 2011 10:24 AM ET   |   0

A Mars rover has found the best evidence yet that water flowed on the Red Planet long ago. Read more

mineral on mars

Oscar Wilde's Tomb Shielded From Kisses

Posted Wed Nov 30, 2011 02:02 PM ET   |   0

A glass barrier is placed around the writer's tomb to protect it from admirers' greasy kisses. Read more

Oscar Wilde

Mediterranean Winter Weather: Dry Climate Change

Posted by  Tim Wall  Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:49 PM ET   |   0

The East Coast storm is a major one-time weather event, but the winter droughts that have plagued the Mediterranean from Spain to Israel have been a trend in the climate for decades. Read more

Mediterranean Winter Weather: Dry Climate Change

Halloween Blizzard Hits Northeast: Big Pics

Posted Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:05 AM ET   |   0

Halloween weekend arrived in the Northeast with unusual flourish this year -- snow. Read more

snow

Autumn Reds Fall to Climate Change

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Oct 27, 2011 07:18 AM ET   |   0

The iconic fiery fall foliage of the Yankee forest is showing up later as falls get warmer and winters milder. Read more

Autumn Reds Fall to Climate Change

Farmer's Almanacs: Right as Rain or 3 Dollar Bills?

Posted by  Tim Wall  Mon Oct 24, 2011 01:00 PM ET   |   0

Scientists predict spotty results from almanac forecasts so why do we love them so much? Read more

farmers almanac

What the Donner Party Ate in Final Days

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Mon Oct 10, 2011 09:08 AM ET   |   0

The desperate pioneers resorted to eating pets, bones, twigs, glue, strings and finally each other. Read more

Donner Party

South Pole Stroke Victim Denied Evacuation

Posted by  Eric Niiler  Thu Oct 6, 2011 10:21 AM ET   |   0

A manager at the station says she had stroke last month and needs medical help but officials say it's not an emergency. Read more

South Pole station

Pack Your Skis for Saturn's Enceladus

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Tue Oct 4, 2011 06:26 PM ET   |   0

Plumes of liquid water erupt through the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus to create soft powdery snow. Read more

moon

Weekly News Wrap

Posted Fri Sep 30, 2011 02:07 PM ET

We come across some seriously weird, wonderful stuff during the week. Make sure you don't miss them -- read this week's news wrap. Read more

vampire, werewolf, exploding toilet, dolphin tale
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