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Tue, May 21, 2013 5:30 PM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience
An EF-0 rating is reserved for minor damage, and an EF-5 is considered the most severe, with winds topping 200 mph.
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Tue, May 21, 2013 2:44 PM
From lizards to leopard seals, these amazing photos offer a glimpse into the diverse biology of planet Earth.
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Mon, May 20, 2013 9:35 AM
Video: About 30 years after toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Marines and their families want help and answers. A federal health report is due this spring, but some answers may already lie in 'Babyland.'
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Fri, May 17, 2013 1:30 PM by Shea Gunther
One Redditor was really lucky not to be using the bathroom when a large beehive fell through his bathroom ceiling.
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Thu, May 16, 2013 6:06 PM by Jaymi Heimbuch
The oldest state park in California boasts old-growth forests and diverse plant and animal life.
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Thu, May 16, 2013 2:20 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
Antarctic glaciers lost the least ice overall because spots on the continent melting rapidly were offset by other regions gaining ice.
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Thu, May 16, 2013 10:11 AM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet
The bizarre lava flows draw scientists who study other planets, looking for analogues to eruptions on Mars.
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Wed, May 15, 2013 1:58 PM by Shea Gunther
There is a danger in fluffy-happy stories about landfill turn-arounds because they make us forget about the bigger problem: Waste.
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Wed, May 15, 2013 12:56 PM by Melissa Breyer
Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.
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Wed, May 15, 2013 12:21 PM by Melissa Breyer
The latest environmental report on the Great Lakes isn't very encouraging — and here's why we should care.
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Wed, May 15, 2013 9:12 AM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience
Researchers suspect that the glacial melting in the Everest region is due to global warming, but they have not yet established a firm connection.
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Tue, May 14, 2013 11:35 AM by Douglas Main, LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet
Phytoplankton blooms can absorb about one-third of the carbon dioxide humans emit into the air each year.
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Tue, May 14, 2013 10:10 AM
Video: A project at CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is trying to measure the carbon footprint of human activity in the Los Angeles basin.
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Tue, May 14, 2013 10:10 AM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
A new study shows that coral reef-building is more complex than Darwin thought.
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Mon, May 13, 2013 2:26 PM
Carrizo Plain National Monument — which is hot and dry for much of the year — is a bountiful but fragile ecosystem in California.
