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Stubborn nature: Tree flourishes in field of tires [Photo]

Wed, Apr 17 2013 at 11:04 AM

Sharing its home with several thousand used tires, a steadfast tree grows in an abandoned 25-acre recycling yard in Lachapelle-Auzac, France.
Somber scenes: Boston Marathon bombings aftermath [Photos]

Tue, Apr 16 2013 at 11:45 AM

As an eerie silence falls over downtown Boston in the wake of the twin bombings, security and solidarity remains heightened across the nation.
Sun warms up for solar maximum with strong M-class flare [Photo]

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 12:09 PM

The frequency of solar flares is increasing as the sun's 11-year activity cycle is ramping up toward solar maximum, which is due to peak in late 2013.
Spring thaw floods Belarusian village [Photos]

Wed, Apr 10 2013 at 12:15 PM

After an exceptionally snowy winter, warm weather has finally arrived in Belarus, and along with it — the annual spring floods.
Sunset over Washington's late peaking cherry blossoms [Photo]

Tue, Apr 09 2013 at 11:20 AM

A colder than normal March delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season in the nation's capital.
Waterlogged leopard rescued after plunging into urban well [Photos]

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 11:40 AM

The adult leopard is the second of its kind to be rescued in Guwahati this week, highlighting the ongoing conflict between native wildlife and rapid human encroachment on already shrinking habitats.
Florida panther springs into the wild [Photos]

Thu, Apr 04 2013 at 11:45 AM

After being rescued by wildfire biologists as a kitten, the 2-year-old endangered male panther is finally heading back home to the swamps and forests of southern Florida.
Sacred rivers not immune to pollution [Photos]

Wed, Apr 03 2013 at 11:30 AM

Although many people bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges and Yamuna, about 426 million liters of pollution are pumped into the rivers every day.
Ice scientist snaps stunning aerial view of Alaskan mountains

Tue, Apr 02 2013 at 11:26 AM

Scientists fly between Alaska and Greenland to gather data for NASA's Operation IceBridge, an airborne science mission to study Earth's polar ice.
Butterfly antics reign supreme at new museum exhibit [Photos]

Tue, Mar 26 2013 at 12:03 PM

London's Natural History Museum is opening its seasonal butterfly house for visitors to observe the fascinating life-cycles of hundreds of live butterfly species from across the world.

MNN - Mother Nature Network

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Articles about Big Snapshot

Stubborn nature: Tree flourishes in field of tires [Photo]

Somber scenes: Boston Marathon bombings aftermath [Photos]

Sun warms up for solar maximum with strong M-class flare [Photo]

Spring thaw floods Belarusian village [Photos]

Sunset over Washington's late peaking cherry blossoms [Photo]

Waterlogged leopard rescued after plunging into urban well [Photos]

Florida panther springs into the wild [Photos]

Sacred rivers not immune to pollution [Photos]

Ice scientist snaps stunning aerial view of Alaskan mountains

Butterfly antics reign supreme at new museum exhibit [Photos]

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