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How Japan's 2011 Earthquake Happened (Infographic)Huge stresses beneath the surface moved plates of the Earth's crust hundreds of feet horizontally and dozens of feet vertically.
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Our Amazing Planet Top to Bottom: Mountaintop to Ocean Trench (Infographic)Explore the entire Earth's surface from highest peaks to mysterious depths.
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Mother of Mammals: Meet the Earliest Placental Mammal Ancestor (Infographic)This tiny squirrel-sized creature would later evolve into a diversity of mammal species including humans.
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2012 Warmest Year on Record for U.S., 9th Warmest for World (Infographic)Nearly every month of 2012 was warmer than in nearly every one of the years recorded since 1895.
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Avoiding Fried Turkey Disaster (Infographic)The dangers in introducing icy frozen turkeys to a pot of searing hot fry oil. Just part of our wall to wall Thanksgiving coverage.
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Solar Eclipses: An Observer's Guide (Infographic)How Solar Eclipses Work: When the moon covers up the sun, skywatchers delight in the opportunity to see a rare spectacle.
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Deadliest and Costliest Hurricanes to Strike the US (Infographic)The deadliest hurricane in the period since 1851 hit Texas in 1900 and claimed 8,000 lives.
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Timeline of Hurricane Sandy's Week of Destruction (Infographic)Follow the path of hurricane Sandy as it casuses more than 150 deaths and billions of dollars in damages.
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How Hurricanes Work (Infographic)A look inside the giant heat engine that keeps a hurricane alive.
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Storm Size Comparison: Irene vs. Sandy (Infographic)Hurricane Irene was a billion-dollar disaster, but it is dwarfed in terms of size by Hurricane Sandy.
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Ice in Perspective: Earth's Mountain Glaciers (Infographic)If you took the ice in all of Earth's mountain glaciers, it would make a cube with 34-mile-long sides.
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Space Jump: How Felix Baumgartner's Record-Breaking Supersonic Skydive Works(Infographic)The daredevil's jump from 120,000 feet altitude requires the use of a space suit due to the low temperature and thin air.
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Infographic: How Lightning WorksScientists know the basics of what happens during a lightning strike. But the details remain hazy.
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Arctic Sea Ice Hits a Record Minimum (Infographic)A new NASA image based on satellite data shows that the extent of Arctic sea ice in September 2012 has hit a new record minimum, compared with the average minimum extent for the past 30 years.
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Infographic: The Limits of Human SurvivalThe human body can tolerate drastic departures from normal conditions. But what are its absolute limits?
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Infographic: Cycles of Violence in the United StatesA scientist says that the United States experiences cycles of violence that peak every 50 years. If so, the next peak of violence will occur in 2020.
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Will the Real Higgs Please Stand Up? (Infographic)Researchers have observed a new, massive particle which they believe may be the Higgs boson.
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Alien Parasites Threaten Sci-Fi Space Travelers (Infographic)Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" expands on themes introduced in his 1979 film "Alien," including the idea of parasitic life forms that incubate inside the human body.
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April 2012 Sumatra Quake: How it Stacks Up (Infographic)The quake was a big one, but , here's how it compares to some record holders.
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Why and How the Titanic Sank (Infographic)A remarkable variety of elements came together to sink the famed steamship Titanic.
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Into the Deep: James Cameron's Mariana Trench Dive (Infographic)Where he's diving and how his submersible looks.
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Season to Season: Earth's Equinoxes & Solstices (Infographic)The tilt of the Earth during its yearly orbit creates the seasons, equinoxes and solstices.
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One Year Later: How the Earthquake & Tsunami Devastated Japan (Infographic)The scope of the disaster and the havoc it wreaked.
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How High Heels Hurt (Infographic)Problems from back pain to joint degeneration to ingrown toenails can accompany the wearing of those stylish pumps.
