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James Cameron relives voyage to ocean's deepest spot

Wed, Dec 05 2012 at 4:58 PM

Cameron reported a new, corrected depth for his landing — 35,803 feet — which beats the previous record by 5 feet.

Underground chain reaction triggered Iceland eruption

Fri, Nov 30 2012 at 9:53 AM

After nearly 2 centuries of dormancy, Eyjafjallajökull erupted many times over the course of 10 weeks in 2010.

Photo of rare, mysterious cat wins competition

Thu, Nov 29 2012 at 12:52 PM

A Bolivian wild cat was photographed by a camera trap in one of the country's national parks, the first time it has been spotted there.

Visit Machu Picchu with huge 'zoomable' image

Tue, Nov 27 2012 at 3:38 PM

This huge image of the Incan site in Peru took nearly 2 hours to photograph and is made up of 1,920 separate images that were stitched together.

Eastern wolves deemed separate species

Mon, Nov 26 2012 at 6:06 PM

The finding may be important for the future of North American wolves and could help scientists understand how the animals evolved.

Huge phytoplankton blooms fueled by swirling currents

Fri, Jul 06 2012 at 3:14 PM

New study finds that currents sustain these microscopic plants, which absorb one-third of the carbon dioxide humans put into the air each year.

Monsoon season set to begin in southwestern states

Wed, Jun 20 2012 at 4:05 PM

As most people associate understand monsoons to be rainstorms found exclusively in exotic parts of the world, it may come as a surprise to learn that the U.S. monsoon season will soon begin.

Can Europe's butterflies be saved?

Thu, Mar 29 2012 at 4:31 PM

Habitat destruction is fueling a sharp decline in European butterfly populations.

New snake species discovered in Tanzania

Mon, Jan 09 2012 at 4:41 PM

Researchers have not given out the specific location of the snake's habitat to prevent rare animal poachers from hunting it.

A new island appears in Red Sea

Wed, Dec 28 2011 at 3:37 PM

Scientists will keep an eye on the new island to see if it can survive the waves of the sea.

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