Only a Rumbling Volcano Could Make North Korea and the ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Mount Paektu is sacred to the North Korean people. When a swarm of tiny […]
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Giraffes, Rarer Than Elephants, Put on Extinction Watch List
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say. […]
The Freaky Food Chain Behind Your Lobster Dinner
By STEPH YIN If you trace most food chains back far enough, you get sunlight. But trace back […]
That Thing With Feathers Trapped in Amber? It Was a ...
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A Chinese paleontologist’s discovery in an amber market is offering new insights into the […]
Giraffes, Towering and Otherworldly, Are ‘Vulnerable’ to Extinction
By PATRICK HEALY The population of the world’s tallest land mammal has dropped by 40 percent in three […]
Aurora over Jupiters South Pole from Juno
Why is there a glowing oval over Jupiter’s South Pole? Aurora. Near the closest part of its first […]
Climate Change Will Bring Wetter Storms in U.S., Study Says
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG Researchers said that there was variation depending on region: some areas will experience more frequent […]
Lightning over Colorado
Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? Join the crowd. Oddly, nobody knows exactly how lightning […]
Secrets of the Orchid Mantis
By JAMES GORMAN Some praying mantis females are much larger than males, because they mimic flowers to attract […]
Achoo! What’s That About?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY For photic sneezers, exposure to bright light can bring on the gesundheits. Published: December […]