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Volcanic eruption caught on webcam [Video]
Not only did a webcam film the June 17 eruption of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano in time-lapse, but it even caught the shockwave racing down its slopes.
Scientists study the physics of NBA flopping
Thanks to a $100K grant from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, biomechanics researchers will investigate the practice of 'flopping' in basketball and soccer.
Amazing river map shows U.S. awash in waterways
Using public data from the U.S. government, a software engineer has made a stunning map of every river in the Lower 48 states.
Don't miss the forest for the beers [Video]
A new video from MinuteEarth sheds light on both capitalism and ecology, comparing big-name beers to canopy trees and microbrews to understory ferns.
Big Texas T-storm caught in time-lapse video
A photographer films the eerie growth of a supercell thunderstorm in North Texas.
Hardy habitats offer hope as climates change
Armed with $5.5 million in funding, U.S. conservationists are trying to protect four 'resilient landscapes' as ecological strongholds in the face of global warming.
Mongolia's Gobi bear clings to existence
Mongolia, the host of this year's U.N. World Environment Day, is home to Earth's rarest bear. Conservationists hope 2013 will mark the beginning of its comeback.
99 strange collective animal names
From a shrewdness of apes to a zeal of zebras, lots of animals have bizarre, little-known names to indicate when they gather in groups.
7 mesmerizing videos of hot lava
Molten rock is a mortal danger to anyone nearby, but it's often still too beautiful to ignore. Thankfully, these amazing videos let us ogle lava without risking our lives.
Explore 30,000 galaxies in 3 minutes [Video]
Using an enormous photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists made a 3-D IMAX visualization that spans nearly 10 billion years of cosmic history.

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