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A prototype of GROVER
02 May 2013, 11:20 AM ET
Grover the rover will inspect the apex of Greenland's ice sheet.
seasons
02 May 2013, 11:00 AM ET
Earth's four seasons are caused by the yearly revolution of the planet around the sun and its tilt.
The 2009 eruption of Alaska's Redoubt volcano.
02 May 2013, 10:10 AM ET
New clues to Redoubt volcano's long and frustrating gestation.
WeatherBug Lightning App
02 May 2013, 09:42 AM ET
App is available on Android and iPhone platforms.
yeast, horse, manure, feces
01 May 2013, 08:32 PM ET
The fungus, extracted from horse feces, is a potential biofuels source.
Ntôni Kisêdjê, leader of the Kisêdjê people, strokes the chin of his pet capybara.
01 May 2013, 05:25 PM ET
Can the Amazon adapt to changes?
Stronger hurricanes, sea level rise
01 May 2013, 04:02 PM ET
In harsh arctic regions, it's very tough to get good data while on the ground. Researchers at the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) use aircraft including unmanned UAV drones and elegant new software modelling to watch changes in ice.
01 May 2013, 03:39 PM ET
Waste spilled during the monster storm could cover Central Park with nearly four stories of sewage.
A Formosan cloud leopard, now extinct in Taiwan.
01 May 2013, 03:37 PM ET
The animals weighed as much as 44 pounds.
The Iberian frog is the first frog in Western Europe that has been observed living its entire life underground.
01 May 2013, 02:59 PM ET
Japan trench temperature sensor
01 May 2013, 01:57 PM ET
Finding sensors intact marks end of unique post-earthquake experiment.
01 May 2013, 12:51 PM ET
A new survey finds most Americans believe global warming made extreme weather events more severe in 2012.
Snowy swing set in Fairbanks, Alaska
01 May 2013, 12:50 PM ET
Record cold and late-season snow across the U.S.
snakehead
01 May 2013, 12:25 PM ET
A voracious predator, the snakehead fish is spreading across New York.
Northwest Passage iPad App screenshot
01 May 2013, 12:15 PM ET
Interactive app features stories of Arctic animals and communities.
These three hermit crabs, affectionately called
01 May 2013, 10:31 AM ET
Bone drilling worms, severe weather from space and beautiful cherry blossoms made our top picks for this months. See what the Earth brought us this month.
More than 100 female Osedax, or zombie worms, on the flipper-bone (phalange) of a grey whale collected from the Monterey Submarine Canyon off California.
30 April 2013, 07:30 PM ET
The worms have acid-producing skin.
Only 25 percent of workers feel they are living up to their creative potential
30 April 2013, 05:33 PM ET
An environmentally friendly label may deter conservatives who would otherwise buy energy efficient light bulbs.
A schematic showing a mantle plume and a volcano hotspot
30 April 2013, 05:22 PM ET
Cycles apparently match episodes of major volcanic activity.
spring
30 April 2013, 05:02 PM ET
The results of the study explain why leaves are pointy and flower petals have more rounded ends.
acoustics, biology, physics, trees, sap
30 April 2013, 03:11 PM ET
But is it enough to stop the planet's heating?
worlds largest tree
30 April 2013, 02:27 PM ET
Trees may make sounds when stressed by drought.
Kima'Kho Volcano in British Columbia, Canada
30 April 2013, 11:11 AM ET
Kima'Kho is a partially eroded subglacial volcano located in British Columbia, Canada.
female turtle in her nest
30 April 2013, 10:56 AM ET
Green sea turtles are endangered in Florida.
A visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) investigates a suspected pirate skiff in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and Arabian Sea. Many pirate attacks are reported in the Gulf of Aden.
30 April 2013, 10:20 AM ET
Pirates keeping away ocean-drilling ships.
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