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Giant Blob Floating Past Hawaii Is Probably a Whale Placenta
By Rafi Letzter published
Boaters, cruising off the coast of Hawaii, came across what looked like a giant, used tissue floating in the water.
Health Stats: The Best and Worst States
By Stephanie Pappas published
Where does your state rank?
Massachusetts Unseats Hawaii As Healthiest State
By Stephanie Pappas published
Chilly Massachusetts has bumped sunny Hawaii from the top spot as the healthiest state in the nation, a new report finds.
Lava Gulps Down GoPro Camera, Which Records the Entire, Fiery Affair
By Laura Geggel published
Footage of lava barreling toward and then melting the lens of a GoPro camera may be one of the hottest (literally) recordings online.
Jet Lightning! Rarely Seen 'Gigantic Jets' Spotted by Cloud Cam (Video)
By Steve Spaleta published
A spectacular outburst of jet lightning, also known as "gigantic jets," was captured by the Gemini Observatory’s cloud camera on Mauna Kea in Hawaii on July 24, 2017.
Rare Parasitic Worm Cases Spike in Maui
By Rachael Rettner published
A rare parasitic worm that can infect people's brains is causing concern in Maui.
Primeval Reservoirs Under Earth's Mantle May Be Older Than the Moon
By Tia Ghose published
The Earth's mantle retains traces of primeval materials that are older than the moon, which formed a scant 100 million years after the solar system's coalescence.
Snapshot of Hawaii: Why NASA Is Studying Islands' Volcanoes & Reefs
By Karen Rowan published
Hawaii's ecosystems are under scientific scrutiny this month.
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